Black Mass
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In Satanic tradition, Black Mass is the name given to a ceremony supposedly celebrated during the Sabbath, which was a parody of the Christian Mass. Its main objective was the profanation of the Host, although there is no agreement among authors on how hosts were obtained or profaned; the most common idea is that they were profaned by means of some ritual related to sexual practices [citation needed]. Authors also disagree on which rites were performed during the ceremony.
Some scholars believed that the Host was replaced by a toad, a turnip or a bit of dry flesh, but most judges and authors believed that true hosts were given by Christian priests that had made a diabolical pact to the attendants to the Sabbath to be profaned by them. [citation needed]
Given the modern practices of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, which permits parishioners to receive the host in the hand, it is possible to steal a host in that manner. Though priests and eucharistic ministers are cautioned to be on the look out for persons who do not immediately consume the host, there are usually too many parishioners at any given Mass or Communion Service to ensure that no hosts are stolen in this manner.
As it was believed that the culmination of this mass was an orgy, the term was later applied to a sexual orgy.
[edit] External links
- Black Mass, The - article at the MYSTICA
- Black Mass Gallery Historical depictions of the Black Massde:Schwarze Messe
