Pope Francis says if martians came to earth he would baptise them if they wanted to be Catholic.The pontiff made the interplanetary approach during a speech during mass at Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican City to highlight how there were no closed doors to the Holy Spirit, Vatican Radio reported.

He told a story from the Acts of Apostles in which Peter observes a group of non-Christians receiving the Holy Spirit.

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