Exorcist Removed for Linking UFOs to Demons Backed by Home Diocese

Cardinal McElroy removed prominent exorcist Msgr. Stephen Rossetti from his role in the Archdiocese of Washington after he publicly stated that many UFO sightings are demons in disguise — only for Rossetti's home Diocese of Syracuse to affirm he remains a priest in good standing. The incident highlights a deepening division within the Church over spiritual discernment at the very moment global interest in UFOs surges, a convergence that Bible scholars warn mirrors the end-times 'strong delusion' described in Scripture. Paul warns in 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11 that the lawless one will come with 'pretended signs and wonders' and that God will permit a powerful deception to overtake those who reject the truth — a warning that gains urgent weight as church authorities suppress rather than confront a potentially demonic phenomenon.