Drolefille
PolyPanGeekGirl
Because it's usually a big deal when someone leaves the altar without taking the host and I've seen news stories saying so. Black Masses are a lot of pomp designed initially to tweak the sensibilities of upstanding citizens and all that, but they've developed into their own religion.And we are to accept that statement even though other quotes or references in the article I read says it is a consecrated host? Even though probably every black mass celebrated uses a consecrated host? Even though it is as easy as walking down an aisle to obtain a consecrated host? No one needs rob a tabernacle. Also, it is not only about the communion host. An upside down Christ on a cross on a nude woman altar is a tad provoking unto itself.
And anyway: Black Mass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Your source says "According to valid sources..." What are those sources? The only sources that mention sexual practices here are old, vague and mostly about witchhunters (and by old I mean centuries.) Oh yes and the Marquis de Sade. Not exactly modern.
They are specifically doing a reenactment which suggests to me that it's LaVey's ritual.
Ok, so don't protest?Black masses are held all the time and I do not read or see where any Catholics are standing nearby protesting. The fact this is done with the blessing and within the walls of a revered institution of learning is what is so disturbing. Can you imagine for one second Harvard allowing some college sanctioned club to host a sacrilege ceremony of Islam within its walls? Even Judaism or Buddhism? There would be loud protests due to the insensitivity of it all, and rightly so. But when it comes to Catholicism, joke away, blaspheme away. Catholic priests, perverted, corrupt or naïve, make for the best foils on TV and in the movies I might add as well.
Satanism is a thing. You can't just wish it weren't a thing and make it go away. I've seen incredibly loud protests of the Vagina Monologues by Catholics at a Catholic university and this required the VM to relocate off campus due to funding being withheld. If someone was simply making something up off the cuff to offend Catholics, that would be one thing, this is a historical thing that was developed based on stories going back centuries. Admittedly it was to offend all Christians, however that is still a legitimate Satanic ritual. And I have no idea whether Satanism tweaks any other faith in ritual form the way they do the trappings of the Church. It speaks a lot to how much in the way of trappings the Church has/had, to be honest.
More information would probably be helpful for details. Personally, when I was Catholic, I assumed that Jesus could take care of himself. Others can disrespect the Host - but if it's really Jesus, I don't think anything can actually desecrate it. (Then again I never believed that eating a donut too soon after mass was physically harming Jesus either, so maybe I've always been a heretic.) And if they disrespect it, or Jesus, he's dealt with worse.
Complain away, or protest, or don't? I don't really have a horse in the fight. But I do sincerely doubt that every Black Mass ever -which is no where near that common as they're probably a pain the butt AND they're deliberately provocative. - actually gets a consecrated host as that requires sitting through most of a Mass and concealing the wafer in your mouth or hand for EVER.