Posted on 01/23/2008 5:58:57 AM PST by NYer
Satanists have struck at one of Turin's most famous churches, stealing a vial of holy water and a missal, or prayer book.
The items were taken from behind the altar at the Chiesa della Gran Madre di Dio, or Church of the Great Mother of God, at the end of last week.
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A source at Turin police said a special team of carabinieri military police are investigating the break-in, and that the "most likely explanation" was that "the items were stolen to be used in a rite of black magic".
The holy water, from the river Piave, was in a crystal sphere which was around 14 inches wide. It was mounted on a marble base. The missal was around 20 years old and was lying on a prayer stand.
Father Sandro Menzio, the priest in charge of the church said the job had been done by professionals.
"They forced open exactly the right door and took their targets in the most rational way. They also avoided setting off the alarm. The things they stole were just symbolic, so it is difficult to find an explanation for their behaviour," he said.
Experts in the occult said the church, which was built in 1814 to celebrate King Victor Emanuel I's return to Italy, is one of the most important sites in the cosmic battle between white and black magic.
Sitting on the banks of the river Po, it forms one point of a "triangle of good" and is linked to other points in Lyons and Prague.
Twin statues stand at the base of the stairs leading up to the doors of the church, representing Faith and Religion. The statue of Faith holds a chalice in its hand and is looking at the location of the Holy Grail, which is buried in the city, according to legend.
"This church is full of important symbols to practitioners of the occult," said Giuditta Dembech, the author of Turin: Magic City.
"But only the theft of the prayer book makes any sense. You can organize a black mass with the prayer book, but I do not know what the thieves would do with the water."
She added: "For the objects to have any power for Satanists, they would need to come from a church, and this is one of the most important magical sites."
Turin is said to lie on the 45th parallel, an invisible line that runs around the globe and is halfway between the North Pole and the Equator. But a "line of evil" also intersects the city, and connects it to London and San Francisco.
The city allegedly has the highest concentration of Satanists in Italy.
The Piazza Statuto, a short way away from the church, is a shrine to devil-worshippers, who believe that the gateway to hell lies underneath. Thousands of criminals and deviants were executed in the piazza in Roman times, because it was believed to be a cursed place which often lay in shadow.
The city's reputation as a battleground between good and evil has also been boosted by the fact that Nostradamus, the French seer, chose to briefly live in Via Michele Lessona in the 16th century.
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Well, at least they're rational satanists.
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Wouldn’t stealing holy water be counter productive?
fortunately - the good guys win in the end (I read the ending)
Wait a minute. The Church is white magic?
That can't be right.
Sounds to me like everyone quoted/cited in this article, and the author as well, need to get a grip on reality.
Does good and evil work for you?
Satan knows where God is, the rest of us Mos out here act like it’s a myth, superstition or no big deal.
The evil one cannot create, only twist and destroy.
LOL
It’s odd because every church has holy water out front for the taking...for free. Just walk in and fill up.
So why does anyone need to steal a vial of it?
Maybe Mitt did it so he could worship Jesus’ brother.
Makes more sense, and indicates more moral seriousness, than talk of white or black magic.
What is magic?
Doesn’t Holy Water have the same effect on Satanists as has Kryptonite to Superman?????
Like the man says, there is plenty at the head of aisles, OR do they ‘store the real stuff’ in the back room?
Wouldn’t they melt or something if they came in contact with it? I mean, isn’t is supposed to be used to keep vampires away? Wouldn’t it have the same effect on witches or something?
That’s it. Holy water is for exorcism. What the heck are they going to do with it?
xrmusn is right in post 14.
The statue of Faith holds a chalice in its hand and is looking at the location of the Holy Grail, which is buried in the city, according to legend.
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