Are UFOs real? Is belief in aliens compatible with the Catholic Church’s teaching? If alien existence is confirmed would that undermine the Catholic faith? What does the Church say about non-human intelligence? In this fascinating episode, Conor sits down with Dr. Paul Thigpen, Catholic theologian and author, to explore the intersection of faith, UFOs, and the supernatural. Conor and Paul discuss everything from WWII Foo Fighter sightings to modern-day UAP whistleblowers, how to discern credible UFO reports, are alleged encounters with aliens simply a form of demonic deception, the Vatican’s response to extraterrestrial life, Saints, theologians, and the concept of non-human intelligence, the impact of discovering alien life on our faith, to would you baptize and ordain an alien?
Paul Thigpen, PhD is an internationally known speaker, best-selling author, and award-winning journalist. He has published more than sixty books, including Manual for Spiritual Warfare, Saints Who Saw Hell, and The Rapture Trap and Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the Catholic Faith: Are We Alone in the Universe with God and the Angels? In addition, he has published more than five hundred journal and magazine articles in more than forty religious and secular periodicals. His work has been circulated worldwide and translated into sixteen languages. Paul graduated summa cum laude from Yale University with a BA in Religious Studies. Awarded the Woodruff, Javitz, and Salvatori Fellowships for graduate study, he earned an MA and PhD in historical theology from Emory University. In 2008, Paul was appointed by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to their National Advisory Council. He has also served the Church as a university theology professor, historian, apologist, catechist, and musician.
Whether you're a believer, skeptic, or just curious, this discussion will challenge your perspectives on the universe, faith, and the mysteries of alien life.
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CHAPTERS:
- (0:00) Coming Up
- (1:22) Introduction
- (2:44) What Are These Drones?
- (9:11) Testimonies of Pilots
- (11:24) How to Tell Authentic and Credible Testimony
- (15:29) World War II "Foo Fighter" UFO Sightings
- (19:45) Non-Human Biologics and Whistle-Blowers
- (25:49) Why Write a Catholic Book on Aliens and Paul’s Personal Encounters
- (32:10) Is it Contrary to Catholic Teaching to Believe in Other Non-Human/Non-Angelic Intelligence?
- (34:07) It’s All Demons! Replies to Objections
- (39:05) Saint Jerome and Saint Augustine Believed in Non-Human Intelligence
- (47:50) Catholicism and the Science of the Day
- (52:25) Thomas Aquinas, Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich, Padre Pio, Pope John Paul II
- (1:01:55) Whether This Activity is Just PsyOps - Psychological Operations
- (1:04:57) Vatican’s Response to Extraterrestrials
- (1:12:10) What Happened at Roswell?
- (1:15:55) Zimbabwe and Australia Kids See UFOs and NHI
- (1:23:40) Invoking and Summoning NHI
- (1:35:10) Skinwalker Ranch and Paul’s Experience with Exorcism Ministry
- (1:41:05) Ultraterrestrials, History of Science and Scientific Revolutions
- (1:50:21) The Orbs Phenomenon and Symbolism
- (2:03:00) New Scientific Revolution Coming
- (2:09:20) Would the Confirmed Existence of NHI Undermine People’s Faith?
- (2:18:17) What Does the Catholic Church Need to Do to Prepare?
- (2:23:40) Would You Baptize an Alien?
Jan 8 20251 min