The issue of aliens, the possibility of the existence of which is ready to accept the head Vatican Astronomical Observatory, nevazhen for the ROC, because is not relevant to its mission - saving the human soul, said Secretary for inter-Christian Relations Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate priest Igor Vyzhanov.
According to him, talk about aliens may be only "abstract and speculative" and therefore the question itself seems priest "idle curiosity". "And what really talking about? Here if indeed been a fact - landed spacecraft and from there went aliens - could then talk seriously about how the church relates to this" - said the representative of the Moscow Patriarchate in an interview with RIA Novosti .
Replying to a question whether preparations for the meeting with the newcomers in advance, Vyzhanov said that even now, mankind can not prepare for an earthquake or tsunami, which claimed thousands of lives, and wants to prepare for "any fantasy." He suggested that if brought together theologians - and the Orthodox and Catholic - to discuss the possibility of the existence of aliens from the perspective of the church, there will be many different views. "Some will say: how can we restrict the actions of God? Others will argue that the terrestrial civilization is a unique creation of God" - said the agency interlocutor.
With regard to the various theories of extraterrestrial civilizations with biblical teachings about the creation and history of the world, according to Vyzhanova, "The Bible is not obliged to describe the technical details of creation of the world." "The Holy Scripture has its own logic and its goal - human communion with God, bringing rights to God, the salvation of souls. The Bible does not say about the molecules and atoms, on television, Internet and mobile phones, which we enjoy today. The Bible - it is not channel Discovery ", - the ROC representative concluded.
Characteristically, that today the British Ministry of Defense to declassify documents to monitor the unidentified flying objects (UFO) over the past 30 years. In accordance with the Law on Freedom of Information collected in the last 30 years, attention will be transferred to the British National Archives. The documents contain detailed descriptions of UFO observations in different parts of the United Kingdom, witness statements, pictures and charts.
Among the most unusual cases - an unknown object in the form of limpets, which saw many witnesses over Waterloo Bridge in London, as well as the observation of British civil aviation pilots, to convey a detailed account later in the Ministry of Defence. Another document contains 78 stories - old county Hampshire, who allegedly was abducted newcomers in 1983 Oldershot in the city, where British military barracks are located. According to an elderly gentleman, he was delivered to the spacecraft, where aliens asked him various questions about his age and other biographical details.
The popularity of the UFO topic in Britain was so great that the Ministry of Defence in 1979 was forced to prepare a special report to discuss the topic in the House of Lords of British Parliament. "Let me assure the House that Her Majesty's Government had no contacts with representatives of extraterrestrial worlds," - reads a quotation from the report, which did a representative of the Government in Parliament, Lord Streboldzhi.
On the site you can see the British Defense Ministry also brief descriptions of observations of unidentified flying objects over the past ten years. Only in 2007 in the military department received about 200 reports from eyewitnesses unexplained atmospheric phenomena. Although the Ministry properly record all cases of simple observation British unidentified flying objects themselves to the military are quite sceptical. "Independent experts have concluded that all allegations of so-called UFOs facing realistic explanations, such as aircraft lights or natural phenomena", - the communication department. The British military has assured that it does not show any interest or direct involvement in cases involving UFOs, and does not explain how the existence of extraterrestrial life forms.
