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OKLAHOMA CITY — Satan has left the building.

Roman Catholic Archbishop Paul S. Coakley and a priest performed “prayers of exorcism” to rid the Civic Center Music Hall of evil spirits that might have lingered after a satanic “Black Mass” was held there, The Oklahoman has learned.

Diane Clay, spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, said Wednesday that Coakley decided to perform the ancient ritual in the Oklahoma City public venue after he learned that some Civic Center patrons were troubled and anxious about the possible diabolical after-effects of a “black mass” on Sept. 21.

An exorcism is a ritual that the Catholic Church believes can cast out a “demon” from an individual.