The search for extraterrestrial life does not contradict belief in God, the pope's chief astronomer said on Tuesday, adding that some aliens might even be innocent of the original sin. [From God could have created aliens too: Vatican]
How bizzare. Wasn't there a Sci-fi story about just this issue? IIRC it's about a priest who ends up being crucified by the aliens who expect him to be resurrected and discover their sin when he hangs there dead?