The Vatican has already taken steps to handle this situation.<p>"Just as there are multiple forms of life on earth, so there could exist intelligent beings in outer space created by God. And some aliens could even be free from original sin, he speculates."<p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7399661.stm" rel="nofollow">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7399661.stm</a><p>There may be some religions that specifically state that there is no life anywhere but on Earth.  Apparently Christianity is safe from this problem.