"UFOs Are Demonic Tricks"...Claim by US Exorcist Priest

Father Rossetti Stripped of Exorcist Role
"Seriously Undermined Catholic Doctrine," Says Church

The Catholic Church in the United States has stripped a priest of his position as exorcist after he described UFOs as demonic tricks. The controversy began with a video statement he posted on social media.

According to the Associated Press on June 4, Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington, D.C., recently removed Father Steven Rossetti from his role as exorcist for the archdiocese and severed official ties with the nonprofit organization he runs, the St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal. As for the reason for his dismissal, Cardinal McElroy stated that "Father Rossetti's remarks have seriously undermined Catholic doctrine regarding demons, the devil, and exorcism."

Father Steven Rossetti, who interpreted UFOs as the devil's trick. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

Father Rossetti, who has 148,000 followers on Instagram, is a well-known psychologist and exorcist. In a video uploaded to Facebook on May 29, he discussed UFO sightings and the existence of extraterrestrials, stating, "That is exactly what the demons want to keep hidden." He went on to explain, "Demons operate more effectively when we are unaware of them, so they want us not to know what they are doing," adding, "They enter our minds to manipulate the world in order to commit evil." He expressed his personal view that a significant number of UFO appearances are, in fact, the work of demons.

Father Rossetti stated, "If there was any aspect of my comments about aliens or demons that failed to conform to the Magisterium (the authority of the Pope and bishops to teach doctrine), I ask for forgiveness," adding, "I will continue to obey the Church."

Born in 1951, he graduated from the United States Air Force Academy before entering seminary and was ordained as a priest in 1984. He has long served as an exorcist for the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., and became known to the public through his book "Diary of an American Exorcist."

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