Many questions, only one answer

What is the difference between a medieval Gothic Catholic church built according to the canons of sacred architecture – Notre Dame de Paris – and a modern (i.e. modernist) church – The Cathedral of Our Lady in Los Angeles?

A techno-superstition

In an article published on The Remnant’s website about two months ago,^[i] I presented the theological argument that explains why the current state of our “fallen” world, due to the original sin of Adam and Eve, makes the existence of extraterrestrial beings implausible. In some commentaries, a possible demonic dimension of UFO phenomena has been mentioned (also referred to as UAP - “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena”). Therefore, certain readers, much like numerous members of other Christian communities, believe that little green men and their spacecraft are, in fact, manifestations of those fallen angelic beings called “demons.” There are numerous sermons, theological texts, discussions, and interviews circulating in which laypeople from various professions, or even some priests, argue that these phenomena are undeniably manifestations of dark, evil powers. We are thus dealing with a quite widespread opinion. This fact has convinced us that a serious discussion about extraterrestrial beings and the forces that might be at work behind their manifestations is necessary. While it cannot be ruled out, such a hypothesis should not be exaggerated to the point of becoming a sort of techno-superstition.

A significant part of the articles and discussions held in traditional and conservative Catholic circles describe and lament the current situation of both the world and the Church. If we notice that unlike the era before the French Revolution (1789), in our times sin has not only become widespread but has also been institutionalized through so-called “laws” that directly contradict the Ten Commandments and the Christian Gospel, this is an easily understandable fact. Instead of attempting to describe the extent of the social and institutional disaster of our days, I will simply state that everything proves the truth of the words of the Saint John, the Eagle of Patmos, who affirms that “the whole world is seated in wickedness” (1 John 5: 19). But what is the root of such a situation? What is lacking in the Church and the world today? The answer, I think, is self-evident: saints. We lack saints.