There is a book out I recommend on this topic by Dr. Paul Thigpen, called "Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the Catholic Faith: Are We Alone in the Universe with God and the Angels?"
In short, though, Christ's sacrifice to redeem humanity does not preclude, or prevent other plans for other species.
Some say the government is keeping aliens evidence from the world because it would shatter people's religious faith. If that is true, they are very, very wrong. Thigpen is convinced aliens have visited, but remains open to the possibility he's wrong. Most of the book is spent covering the theology of the matter.
1 hour interview with book author: https://cm.patmoshosting.com/videos/dist/micd-2022-07-31.mp4
3 hour interview with book author: https://pintswithaquinas.libsyn.com/aliens-ufos-and-the-catholic-church-w-dr-paul-thigpen
We Humans alone are made in God's image. Any aliens that exist would have the divine purpose of serving us, and we would have the divine purpose of protecting them.
We are made in his divine image by our free will and conscience merged with a rational soul. Aliens could have the same, but have six legs for all we know.
I wouldn't put another intelligent species on par with the animals, which do not have rational souls, that God gave us dominion over, and I believe that would only apply to ones on Earth anyway.
Until God says the aliens have souls, I can't assume they do. The Bible only says Humans.
Not that I believe we will ever meet aliens. The universe is for mankind.
Animals have souls, but they don't have rational souls. Only humans have rational souls.
As to you second point, that's an entirely possible solution, so to speak, for the Fermi Paradox.
Retarded. For one thing it's unverifiable, thus unknowable. But here you are pushing that nonsense because you can't think for yourself