Washington archbishop removes priest as exorcist after UFO comments
The Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., removed a priest from his role as exorcist after public statements linking UFO sightings to demons. The archdiocese also ended its relationship with a nonprofit led by the priest.
catholicnewsagency.comThe Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., removed a priest from his position as an exorcist of the archdiocese after the priest made public comments suggesting that UFO sightings were the work of demons. The archbishop said the archdiocese also was cutting ties with the St.
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Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal, a Washington-based nonprofit headed by the priest.
Response from the priest In a statement posted on the St.
Michael Center website, the priest said he was saddened by the action of the archdiocese. “I ask forgiveness for any ways that I have not been faithful to the teachings of the Church’s Magisterium, particularly in the cited video on ‘aliens and the demonic,’” he said.
The priest added that he believes “it is of the utmost importance to be obedient to the Church” and will continue to subject his work and the Center to that standard. The priest, who has over 148,000 followers on Instagram, is a prominent psychologist as well as an exorcist.
His center has specialized in offering spiritual healing for priests troubled by various difficulties. In 2023, he told The Associated Press there was increasing and renewed appetite for information about demonic possession and exorcism.
