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" The archbishop of Washington, D.C., on Wednesday removed a longtime archdiocesan exorcist, saying his recent comments about UFOs being demons "gravely undermine" church teachings.
Monsignor Stephen Rossetti is a priest and psychologist who has held prominent positions in the Archdiocese of Washington for decades. From 1993 to 2009, he treated clergy with mental health issues including priests accused of sexually abusing adults and children as head of the now-defunct St. Luke Institute in Silver Spring."
" He is listed as a Catholic University professor and has served as chaplain for the Washington Nationals."
" Rossetti now leads the St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal, which offers prayers and social media posts geared toward more charismatic Catholics who frame struggle and wrongdoing as a spiritual war between evil and good.
The center offers information about exorcisms, which are considered sacramental rites, according to material that had been posted on the archdiocesan website. The material, which referred Catholics to the center, appeared to have been removed Wednesday evening.
Citing Catholic teaching, the website defined exorcisms as when "the Church asks publicly and authoritatively in the name of Jesus Christ that a person or object be protected against the power of the Evil One and withdrawn from his dominion."

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UTExan said:

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Reason? He called UFOs being demons "gravely undermining" church teachings.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/06/04/washington-archdiocese-removes-monsignor-stephen-rossetti-over-ufo-comments/

" The archbishop of Washington, D.C., on Wednesday removed a longtime archdiocesan exorcist, saying his recent comments about UFOs being demons "gravely undermine" church teachings.
Monsignor Stephen Rossetti is a priest and psychologist who has held prominent positions in the Archdiocese of Washington for decades. From 1993 to 2009, he treated clergy with mental health issues including priests accused of sexually abusing adults and children as head of the now-defunct St. Luke Institute in Silver Spring."
" He is listed as a Catholic University professor and has served as chaplain for the Washington Nationals."
" Rossetti now leads the St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal, which offers prayers and social media posts geared toward more charismatic Catholics who frame struggle and wrongdoing as a spiritual war between evil and good.
The center offers information about exorcisms, which are considered sacramental rites, according to material that had been posted on the archdiocesan website. The material, which referred Catholics to the center, appeared to have been removed Wednesday evening.
Citing Catholic teaching, the website defined exorcisms as when "the Church asks publicly and authoritatively in the name of Jesus Christ that a person or object be protected against the power of the Evil One and withdrawn from his dominion."

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PabloSerna said:

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I had the same thought. Let me clarify.

One, demons are fallen angels. They are still pure spirits and do not have a corporeal body.

Two, they have free will. We know that they choose against God's salvific plan for man. "Non servium"- I will not serve is their moto.

From what I have read, all possessions are the will of God for the salvation of man. So any physical manifestation would be an act of God. That is where I think the Monsignor is off a bit.

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Careful there. Do you really believe that?

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Thaddeus73 said:

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Bishop Paprocki, without naming names, goes after the woke Cardinal LGBTQ McElroy....

https://ewtn.co.uk/article-bishop-paprocki-pens-essay-imagining-heretical-cardinals-quoting-san-diegos-mcelroy/

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The Archdiocese of Washington announced today that Robert Cardinal McElroy has removed Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, a priest of the Diocese of Syracuse, N.Y., as an exorcist of the Archdiocese of Washington, and ended all affiliation between the archdiocese and the Saint Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal located in Washington, D.C.
Cardinal McElroy said that statements made by Monsignor Rossetti 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.

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PabloSerna said:

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So sorry to hear about your family's experience. Agree with you that all church leaders are people first and some struggle to live a pious life.

A point you infer is that some people can change their sexual orientation after abusive experiences. I'm not so sure that is the case, however, maybe you can explain a little more how you understand that? In my conversations with homosexual persons, I have asked the very question and have been told that they knew they were same sex attracted at an early age.

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PabloSerna said:

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Went down the rabbit hole of Monsignor Gomulka… oh boy.

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