Host to be used for black mass returned by organizers

Published: August 22, 2014

A consecrated host stolen from a Catholic church in Oklahoma City was returned Aug. 21 after the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City filed a lawsuit in Oklahoma County District Court the day before.

The lawsuit was filed against Adam Daniels of the Dakhma of Angra Mainyu, a satanic group planning to host a black mass in a local civic center Sept. 21.

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley has been vocal in his opposition to a city-owned facility renting a venue to an anti-Catholic organization. The city has vowed not to stop the black mass.

The archbishop filed the lawsuit Aug. 20 to stop the desecration of the Eucharist he believes would be used during the black mass. According to the lawsuit, the satanic organization has detailed publicly how it plans to use the consecrated host during the black mass, including stomping on it. Black masses can include nudity, public urination and animal sacrifices, according to the website of Dakhma of Angra Mainyu.

According to the archdiocese, an attorney representing Dakhma of Angra Mainyu presented the stolen Eucharist to a Catholic priest in the afternoon Aug. 21. The attorney also presented a signed statement from Daniels saying he doesn’t possess a consecrated host nor will he use a consecrated host in their rituals. The archbishop agreed to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice.

“I remain concerned about the dark powers that this satanic worship invites into our community and the spiritual dangers that this poses to all who are involved in it, directly or indirectly,” the archbishop said.

According to a Community Newspaper Holdings article, Daniels founded his satanic group in 2011 and is a registered sex offender.

So far about 40 tickets have been sold to the black mass, according to the newspaper.