Archbishop Paul S. Coakley
An attorney representing the head of a satanic group that plans to host a black mass in Oklahoma City next month has returned the consecrated Host the group was planning to use after Archbishop Paul S. Coakley sued for its safe return.
The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City released a statement yesterday from Archbishop Coakley in which he confirms that the Host has been safely returned. The Host was accompanied by a signed statement from the satanic group leader, Adam Daniels, that they no longer possess a consecrated Host, nor will they use a consecrated Host in their rituals.
The archbishop has agreed to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice (permanently dismissed).
“I am relieved that we have been able to secure the return of the sacred Host, and that we have prevented its desecration as part of a planned satanic ritual,” the Archbishop said. “I remain concerned about the dark powers that this satanic worship invites into our community and the spiritual danger that this poses to all who are involved in it, directly or indirectly.”
Archbishop Coakley has made repeated requests for the city’s leaders to cancel the satanic ritual in a publicly funded facility.
“I have raised my concerns … and pointed out how deeply offensive this proposed sacrilegious act is to Christians and especially to the more than 250,000 Catholics who live in Oklahoma.”
On Sept. 21, the day the satanic ritual has been scheduled, the archbishop invites the Catholic community as well as all Christians and people of good will to join him in prayer for a Eucharistic Holy Hour at 3 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1901 NW 18, followed by an outdoor Procession and Benediction.
“For more than 1 billion Catholics worldwide, the Mass is the most sacred of religious rituals,” the archbishop said. “It is the center of Catholic worship and celebrates Jesus Christ’s redemption of the world by his death and resurrection. We are grateful for the gift of the Eucharist and pray that this threatened sacrilege will heighten our appreciation and deepen our faith in the Lord’s Eucharistic presence among us.”
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