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Priest Who Said Aliens Were Demons Removed as Exorcist for Washington

Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington, said recent statements by the exorcist “undermine the Church’s very precise teaching on the devil.” Catholic archbishop of US capital says Mgr Stephen Rossetti’s statements ‘gravely undermine’ church teachingThe Catholic archbishop of Washington DC on Wednesday removed a well-known priest as an exorcist of the archdiocese after he made public comments suggesting that UFO sightings were the work of demons.Cardinal Robert McElroy said the archdiocese also was cutting ties with the St Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal, a Washington-based non-profit headed by the priest, Monsignor Stephen Rosse...
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  • Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington, said recent statements by the exorcist “undermine the Church’s very precise teaching on the devil.” S1
  • Catholic archbishop of US capital says Mgr Stephen Rossetti’s statements ‘gravely undermine’ church teachingThe Catholic archbishop of Washington DC on Wednesday removed a well-known priest as an exorcist of the archdiocese after he made public comments sugges... S2
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