Pope Francis says he would baptise aliens: 'The doors of the Catholic Church are open to everyone'

GFP: I don't think he's going to have much success spreading Catholicism to the stars, but it's good to see the Pope is preaching acceptance and sparking people's imaginations.

Pope Francis has said that he would be willing to baptise aliens if they came to the Vatican, asking “who are we to close doors” to anyone – even Martians.

In a homily yesterday dedicated to the concepts of acceptance and inclusion, Francis recalled a Bible story about the conversion of the first pagans to Christianity, according to reports on Vatican Radio.

He said Catholicism was a church of “open doors”, and that it was up to Christians to accept the Holy Spirit however “unthinkable” and “unimaginable” it appeared.

Full story: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-francis-says-he-would-baptise-aliens-9360632.html