July 22 Saint Lawrence of Brindisi: A Case Study in Christian Valor
As UFOologists and Alien enthusiasts await the ‘Day of Disclosure’ promised by both the Trump administration and the movie producer Steven Spielberg, where they believe that alien secrets will be revealed including a messianic answer to theological questions regarding the meaning of human existence, solutions or ‘salvation’ from the predicament of the fallenness of the world and the spread of sin and its malignant effects and an overall technological utopia.
More than ever, when it comes to UFO’s and aliens we must beware of demonic deception…
We don’t need disclosure because we already have Divine Revelation which is complete. We don’t need a messiah because we already have Jesus. We don’t need a utopia because we already have the promise of heaven. Secret knowledge, salvation and paradise derived from alien or UAP disclosure sounds demonic on the surface level.
Based on the writings of Daniel O'Connor, a solid Catholic and father of six there are at least 10 other reasons why we should lean toward scepticism and suspicion regarding promises of disclosure. O’Connor, an adjunct Philosophy Professor at a State University of New York community college holding an MA in Catholic Theology says there are at least ten reasons why Sacred, Scripture, Sacred Tradition and Magisterial teachings exclude the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
1. The Completeness of Salvation History
Public revelation is final and complete, having concluded with the death of the Apostle John. O'Connor argues that "salvation history is missing no chapters." To claim that an entire intelligent race exists outside of this revealed history mimics the errors of groups like Muslims or Mormons, who claim that the Bible is true but incomplete.
2. The Argument from Silence on Essential Doctrines
Just as Scripture never explicitly says "there are only three persons in God" or "there are only seven sacraments," any addition to these foundational categories must be rejected. The absolute silence on something so theological as other intelligent races means they do not exist. It is safe to assume ‘silence means non-existence’.
3. Christ’s Promise of Full Revelation
In John 15:15, Jesus states, "All that I have learned from my father, I have made known to you." If God were hiding the existence of other intelligent civilizations, it would contradict Christ's explicit promise that He has already revealed everything necessary about the Father's work to His friends.
4. The Integrity and Goodness of God the Father
The claim that intelligent alien life exists undermines the character of God. O'Connor asserts that if aliens existed, it would mean "God the Father is hiding siblings from us like some kind of a fraud," which contradicts the absolute goodness and transparency of God in His relationship with humanity.
5. The Monogamy of God the Son (Christology)
The Church is dogmatically understood to be the unique Bride of Christ. If there were other intelligent, fallen races on other worlds requiring redemption, Christ would have to have multiple brides. O'Connor notes that this would blasphemously imply that "God the Son is an adulterer [or polygamist], hiding brides from us."
6. The Nature of God the Holy Spirit (Pneumatology)
The Holy Spirit animates the Mystical Body of Christ (the Church) on Earth. Postulating other alien races with their own spiritual frameworks or physical bodies animated by the same specific redemptive economy would distort pneumatology, falsely framing "God, the Holy Spirit, as a monster—a soul with multiple bodies."
7. The Binary Dichotomy of Genesis 1:1
Genesis 1:1 states, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth is explicitly the world of men, and the heavens refer to the sky, God’s dwelling, or the realm of the angels. God is the God of all creation (the whole cosmos, everything). This binary leaves no theological room or third category for extraterrestrial physical intelligences.
8. Anthropocentric Focal Point of Creation
Divine revelation purposefully establishes human beings as the centerpiece of physical creation, made uniquely in the image and likeness of God, we are the pinnacle of all creation. The Incarnation cements this fact: "For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man".
9. Aliens Demand Radical Doctrinal Revisionism
Prominent theologians who support the idea of alien life admit that actual contact would require a "radical rethinking" and "profound reformulation" of the doctrines of creation and redemption. Because Catholic dogma is immutable and cannot be wholly redefined or overturned, any premise requiring such a revolution must be inherently false.
10. The Premise of the "Great Deception"
Scripture warns of a strong delusion and a "great deception" in the end times.The concept of aliens provides the exact framework the Antichrist will need to undermine the Gospel. By asking humanity a sci-fi variation of the serpent's original question—"Did God really say?"—the physical manifestation of "aliens" (which are actually demonic or deceptive forces) is designed to make people abandon public revelation.
O'Connor calls on Catholics to maintain strict spiritual discernment, warning that a "tsunami of extraterrestrial lies" is advancing to threaten the foundational truths of the Church.