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LordMayor@piefed.social to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Washington priest removed as exorcist after linking UFOs to work of demons

www.theguardian.com

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Washington priest removed as exorcist after linking UFOs to work of demons

www.theguardian.com

LordMayor@piefed.social to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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Catholic archbishop of US capital says Mgr Stephen Rossetti’s statements ‘gravely undermine’ church teaching

Crossposted from https://lemmy.nz/post/38380382

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  • GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world
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    It was my understanding that these days, exorcists were more or less glorified guidance counselors for people who are a very specific kind of religiously mentally ill.

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    The Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., Cardinal Robert McElroy, 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.

    The archbishop said Rossetti’s statements “linking UFOs to demonic presence and the Center’s recent use of social media gravely undermine the Church’s very precise teaching on the devil, demons and exorcism.”

    “It’s my personal belief that probably many if not most of these UFO sightings are in fact demons,” Rossetti added.

  • 58008@lemmy.world
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    oh no who will perform the totally real and actually effective exorcisms now??

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    I don’t understand American obsession with UFO, is there something behind it?

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      Mostly poor education in STEM and a massive distrust of government.

      • underscores@lemmy.zip
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        It’s mostly because of a highly credible and stable intelligence officer

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Grusch_UFO_whistleblower_claims

        Essentially he was tasked with finding where funds are going and it led him to a rabbit hole of black programs

        Keep in mind this doesn’t mean any of the implications of the programs are true, but the programs do exist, whether their purpose is legitimate or not is the question

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        If you want an American to believe something, tell them the government says it is a hoax.

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      The confirmed, filmed sightings of UAP doing things we understand to by physically impossible are behind it yes. I refer you to the US Air Force, and their publicly released footage.

      My guess, and it’s a left field one, holograms.

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      deleted by creator

  • finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world
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    Fair enough. You just can’t allow such rampant UFOism to take root in the church!

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    We can’t have our nonsense be tainted by someone spouting nonsense!

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    I didn’t realise it was possible to be too credulous to be an exorcist.

  • flabbergast@lemmy.world
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    Not the right kind of supernatural?

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    This guy clearly hasn’t finished reading all of ‘Childhood’s End’ yet.

  • Imperious_melange@lemmy.world
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    Literally the plot of Dandadan, really good anime.

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      So where are his balls?

      • Imperious_melange@lemmy.world
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        Lol saw your reply in my notifications and was like “wtf” before remembering what I commented…

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    Another “credible person”

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