“What can I do for you?” He asked.
“I assume you’re here, father,because you put some credibility in Belen’s story aboutVega.”
“Oh, yes. I think it’s verylikely.”
“An unfallen race? Do the rules ofyour faith permit that?”
He laughed as he took a sip of thebourbon. “Yes, Mr. Ryvenbark, they do. The scriptures only tell thestory of our race. They say nothing about other creations. It isentirely possible that the Lord made other creations, and it’scertainly possible that one did not fall.”
“Is that the official position of thechurch?”
“Yes, many Catholic scholars andtheologians nowadays believe there were other creations before Adamon Earth. The scriptures give hints of it, but nothing specific.ButI do think this theory explains the line about Cain knowing hiswife.That has puzzled Chris
