DEMON HUNTER

Archbishop Pulls Plug on Exorcist Priest Over UFO Rant

A well-known priest and exorcist was sidelined after warning followers that aliens are actually demons in disguise.

A Catholic priest whose job was literally fighting demons has been removed as an exorcist after publicly suggesting that UFOs may be demons at work. Cardinal Robert McElroy announced that Monsignor Stephen Rossetti had been stripped of his role as an exorcist for the Archdiocese of Washington after making the claims in a since-deleted social media video. “There’s a danger here. Demons like to hide,” Rossetti said in the May 29 video. “It’s my personal belief that probably many if not most of these UFO sightings are in fact demons.” The archbishop also cut ties with Rossetti’s St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal, saying the priest’s comments “linking UFOs to demonic presence” and the center’s social media activity undermined Catholic teaching on demons and exorcism. Rossetti later apologized, saying he was “saddened” by the archdiocese’s decision and asking forgiveness for any ways he had not been faithful to Catholic Church teaching. The priest, who has more than 148,000 Instagram followers, is one of America’s best-known exorcists and previously told the Associated Press there was growing public interest in demonic possession and exorcism.