New Shawn Ryan Clip Revisits Father Ripperger’s Vatican Remarks Amid Speaking Pause

Yahoo News ^ | October 21, 2026 | Dallas News Staff

[DoodleBob]

A newly posted video on the verified Shawn Ryan Clips channel highlights Father Chad Ripperger's comments about displeasure among some Vatican personnel, following the announcement of his one-year pause from public speaking and interviews.

The video is titled "Exorcist Reveals Why Powerful Church Leaders Want Him Gone."

The excerpt comes from Ryan's interview with the Catholic priest and exorcist published March 5, more than seven months before the Archdiocese of Denver announced the pause Monday.

The clip presents earlier comments and does not establish why Denver Archbishop James R. Golka requested the pause.

What Ripperger said about his work

Ripperger told Ryan that he did not know the specific names of people working in the Vatican who were unhappy with his work. He described his role as teaching the faith and helping people grow in their understanding of it.

He also alleged that some Church leaders were "very morally compromised" and involved in "stuff that's very dark." He attributed his account to information he said emerged during exorcisms. He did not name the officials he was discussing in the exchange. The Dallas Express has not independently verified those allegations.

Asked whether he felt responsible for exposing or fixing the problems he described, Ripperger said he needed to "defend my own foxhole." "I feel my duty is to continue processing the cases," Ripperger told Ryan.

Archdiocese says Ripperger remains in good standing

The archdiocese confirmed by email that Ripperger "remains a priest in good standing," OSV News reported.

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TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; General Discusssion; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: chadripperger; exorcist; hesnotgone; ripperger; romancatholicism; shawnryan; stilldoingexorcisms

[DoodleBob]

At the same time, on Fr. Ripperger’s Sensus Fidelium Twitter account there is a post with a different tone, stating:

There are a ton of "there must be more to this!" along with the drama videos and others speculating.

Here's the deal. The bishop asked Fr. Ripperger to take time off to focus on his order and Father accepted it. Extremely boring and not sexy at all. No scandal, no headlining behavior, no nothing, just the boring truth.

He's still doing his thing, he just won't be on podcasts or at speaking engagements for a year. Let's all relax a bit, please.