Washington priest removed as exorcist after linking UFOs to work of demons
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- Author
- Associated Press
- Published
- June 4, 2026
- Location
- Washington DC·US
- Object type
- UFO (religious interpretation)
Original excerpt
Catholic archbishop of US capital says Mgr Stephen Rossetti’s statements ‘gravely undermine’ church teaching The Catholic archbishop of Washington DC on Wednesday removed a well-known priest as an exorcist of the archdiocese after he made public comments suggesting that UFO sightings were the work of demons. Cardinal Robert McElroy said the archdiocese also was cutting ties with the St Michael Ce…
Key claims
- →Cardinal Robert McElroy removed Mgr Stephen Rossetti as an archdiocesan exorcist
- →Rossetti publicly linked UFO sightings to demons
- →McElroy said the statements gravely undermine church teaching
- →The archdiocese is cutting ties with St Michael Center
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington removed Mgr Stephen Rossetti as an archdiocesan exorcist after he publicly suggested UFO sightings were the work of demons. Cardinal Robert McElroy said Rossetti's statements gravely undermine church teaching, and the archdiocese is also cutting ties with the St Michael Center associated with him. The excerpt is truncated, so the full scope of the statements and the stated reasons beyond the archbishop's remarks are not available here.
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