Lawsuit pits Catholic archbishop against satanist group over sacred item purported to be used for 'black Mass'

Oklahoma City’s Catholic archbishop filed a lawsuit against a satanist group Wednesday, alleging it stole a priceless, sacred and revered item from a Catholic church for use in its “black Mass” at the Civic Center Music Hall.

In his lawsuit filed in Oklahoma County District Court, the Most Rev. Paul S. Coakley asked a district court judge “to halt the desecration” of a stolen Eucharistic host as part the planned black Mass. The Eucharistic Host is considered by Catholics to be the body of Jesus Christ.

However, the organizer of the satanic black Mass, set for Sept. 21, said he and his group did not steal anything and the lawsuit filed Wednesday is a form of “intimidation” to stop the event from happening.

“I’m being falsely accused of a crime I never committed,” said Adam Daniels, who is the defendant in the lawsuit, along with the satanic organization Dakhma of Angra Mainyu Syndicate.