Antichurch Observatory Peddles Naturalistic Cosmology Over Divine Revelation
The National Catholic Register portal (October 3, 2026) reports that Christopher Graney, an adjunct scholar at the so-called “Vatican Observatory,” appeared on EWTN News Nightly to promote his book A Universe of Earths: Our Planet and Other Worlds, Copernicus to NASA (Oxford University Press, 2026). Graney argues that modern astronomy reveals Earth to be “not an ordinary place” and that “the universe is certainly not full of worlds like Earth,” contrasting this with 19th-century astronomers like the Jesuit Angelo Secchi who believed the cosmos teemed with inhabited worlds. Graney dismisses theories that the Vatican conceals evidence of extraterrestrial life as “a lot more dull” than reality. The article notes that the usurper antipope Leo XIV (Robert Prevost) visited the Specola Vaticana at Castel Gandolfo on July 20, 2025. This report epitomizes the neo-church’s capitulation to naturalistic scientism, substituting the regnum Christi for a cosmic spectacle that diverts souls from the one thing necessary: the salvation of immortal souls through the Kingship of Christ the King.