Harvard: satanic mass scheduled

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Harvard's satanic 'black Mass' angers Catholics

By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Editor

(CNN) - A Harvard club's plan to stage a satanic "black Mass" on Monday has drawn fire and brimstone from the Archdiocese of Boston and condemnation from the president of the Ivy League school.

The Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club will host the two-hour ceremony at the Queens Head pub in Memorial Hall in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

A narrator will explain the history of the rituals to the expected crowd of 100 or so, according to the Satanic Temple, a New York-based group that will perform the black Mass.

The history of black Masses is murky, but Catholics say the intent of such ceremonies is obvious: to mock their rituals and beliefs. The Masses often parody Catholic sacraments, such as Communion, and liturgical vestments.

[reppy]

Why are Christians mad? Clearly the Satanists just want to honor them.

[DoodleDa]

What branch of Satanism are they? Majority of Satanics aren't the devil worshipping, witchcraft abusing, nutjobs that everyone thinks they are. According to the article, they don't seem to want to instigate anything, they just want to practice their religion. Catholics are overreacting because they're viewing this Black Mass as a concept and deity rather than the actual values they're preaching.

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[Patrick Chewing]

Anything involving Satan can suck a dick. Don't people know that anything Satan related is evil.

Just a bunch of societal rejects with no friends trying desperately to get noticed.

[ILLsmak]

blackface is nogud but blackmass is gg.

-Smak

[zoom17]

Anything involving Satan can suck a dick. Don't people know that anything Satan related is evil.

Just a bunch of societal rejects with no friends trying desperately to get noticed.

too bad he isn't real

[Real Men Wear Green]

Going to Harvard Extension is not the same as going to Harvard. It's about on par with community college.

[kentatm]

Anything involving Satan can suck a dick. Don't people know that anything Satan related is evil.

Just a bunch of societal rejects with no friends trying desperately to get noticed.

[oarabbus]

Why are Christians mad? Clearly the Satanists just want to honor them.

Christians are ALWAYS mad. Only radical Islamists are more angry.