{"id":3553,"date":"2026-06-04T20:01:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T20:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=3553"},"modified":"2026-06-04T20:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T20:01:18","slug":"priest-removed-as-exorcist-after-remarks-about-ufos-and-demons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=3553","title":{"rendered":"Priest removed as exorcist after remarks about UFOs and demons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3552\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/28f46ee55059800f3e981f1c91a420eb.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/28f46ee55059800f3e981f1c91a420eb.webp 764w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/28f46ee55059800f3e981f1c91a420eb-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><div><p><span>WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; OCTOBER 24: Fr. Stephen Rossetti is a Catholic priest\/psychologist, best known for running programs for sex abusers and addicts, but is also the Nats&#8217; Catholic chaplain. He is pictured outside the stadium. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin\/T<\/span> <!-- --><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=3550\">Detective accused of pulling gun on officer over microwaved fish<\/a><\/p> <div>Expand<\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p>A prominent Catholic priest was removed from his role as an exorcist in his archdiocese after comments he made linking UFOs to the presence of demon activity in a recent Facebook post.<\/p> <p>Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, a priest of the Diocese of Syracuse, New York, became well-known for his work in exorcism, founding the St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal, a ministry dedicated to deliverance and exorcism, according to St. Michael Center\u2019s website.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><strong>JD Vance tells conservative podcast he believes UFOs are demons<\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><h2>&#8220;These UFO sightings are in fact demons&#8221;<\/h2> <!-- --><p>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Rossetti posted a video on May 29 on his Facebook page where he spoke of UFO sightings and the possible existence of extraterrestrial life.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>He warned of the potential danger involved, saying, &#8220;As an exorcist I wanted to raise that danger. And that is that demons like to hide. &#8230; They don\u2019t want us to know what they\u2019re doing because they\u2019re more effective when we don\u2019t realize it.&#8221;<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=3547\">Texas investigates Celsius, Alani Nu after lawsuit blames drink for teen\u2019s death<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>He went further to say,\u00a0&#8220;It\u2019s my personal belief that probably many if not most of these UFO sightings are in fact demons.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><strong>Pentagon releases new batch of declassified UFO files<\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><p>The other side:<\/p> <!-- --><p>The Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., Cardinal Robert McElroy, said they were also ending their affiliation with the St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>&#8220;Linking UFOs to demonic presence and the Center\u2019s recent use of social media gravely undermine the Church\u2019s very precise teaching on the devil, demons and exorcism,&#8221; McElroy said.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Msgr. 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