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Crimson banners hang outside Memorial Church on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 6, 2012. Credit: Tim Sackton via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0). Cambridge, Mass., May 8, 2014 / 12:31 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A Harvard student group’s plans to re-enact a satanic black mass on campus has prompted outrage from Catholics who say that the event is not educational, but sacrilegious, offensive and disrespectful. “We call upon all believers and people of good will to join us in prayer for those who are involved in this event, that they may come to appreciate the gravity of their...

com.s3.amazonaws.com/blogs/theanchoress/files/2014/05/Coat-of-Arms-Color-Boston.jpg" rel="external nofollow" title="" class="ext-link" target="_blank">This is the official statement, in full:The Catholic community in the Archdiocese of Boston expresses its deep sadness and strong opposition to the plan to stage a “black mass” on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge.For the good of the Catholic faithful and all people, the Church provides clear teaching concerning Satanic worship. This activity separates people from God and the human community, it is contrary to charity and goodness, and it places participants dangerously close to destructive works of evil.In a recent statement, Pope Francis warned of the danger of being naïve about...

This has popped up on Facebook in several places, so it seems worth noting.Several bloggers have gotten emails announcing this event for next week, and Women of Grace has details: The Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club is hosting a black mass on May 12 to be staged by The Satanic Temple and which will include a consecrated host.According to a press release from The Satanic Temple, they plan on presenting the black mass at the Queens Head Pub in Memorial Hall, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA along with “an academic narration that explores the ritual’s unique history and practice.”Priya Dua,...