Catholic Clergy Debate Alien Phenomena as Potential Demonic Deception Amid Rossetti Controversy
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Within the Catholic Church there is a spectrum of views on aliens and UFOs, with Fr. Chad Ripperger, Fr. Carlos Martins, Fr. Jim Blount, Fr. Dan Reehil and Monsignor Stephen Rossetti arguing that demons can masquerade as extraterrestrials to deceive people, while Cardinal Robert McElroy and others stress fidelity to Church teaching and warn against sensational interpretations.