VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Amid renewed claims by U.S. President Donald Trump and members of Congress that secret UFO files could soon be declassified, a Vatican parish hosted a discussion on extraterrestrial life and the modern disclosure movement. The talk, titled “UAPs from Schopenhauer to Other Forms of Intelligence,” was presented April 29 by UFO researcher Vladimiro Bibolotti at the Vatican’s St. Anne parish, where a long-running series known as “Cultural Wednesdays” has for decades featured presentations on subjects ranging from music and poetry to science and religion. The UFO talk was one example of the parish’s broader effort to engage timely cultural topics and their intersection with Catholic thought. A slideshow accompanied the talk, displaying images of Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, UFO whistleblowers testifying before Congress and screenshots of news reports about alleged secret government knowledge concerning unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAPs, the term used by the U.S. government for UFOs. “Some people have said that perhaps this topic is being used as a kind of mass distraction,” Bibolotti told about 20 attendees gathered in the parish hall, referring to speculation that government officials may be teasing the public with promises to reveal classified UFO information to divert attention from more conventional political issues. “Every day I publish at least 20 news items about debates in the U.S. Congress — in both the House of Representatives and the Senate — where this subject is being discussed with concrete evidence,” said Bibolotti, who is the president of the National Ufology Center based in Italy. submitted by /u/silv3rbull8 [link] [comments]