Satanists despise the Body and Blood of the Lord. And they are motivated to desecrate the Catholic/Orthodox Sacraments, because they recognize the Real Presence.
To Mrs. Don-o: A great question to contemplate. What does it mean that Satanists believe in the Real Presence, but other Christians don’t? That would be a great philosophical and theological discussion, if it could be kept civil.
“You won’t find Satanists wasting their time messing with non Catholic/Orthodox religious objects which are merely symbolic.”
I question a part of your declaration. It is my belief that Orthodox Churches also believe in the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. Also, that the Eastern Orthodox Churches broke away from Rome, and that they had duly consecrated bishops that were part of what is called a ‘schism’. For that reason, the unbroken line of Orthodox bishops from the apostles, I thought that their Eucharist is also considered to be the “real presence of Christ.”
Maybe someone can clarify this for me. As for Satanists wanting a consecrated host from a Catholic church, I think it is because in the USA, a Catholic church is the most prevalent source of a consecrated host. I suspect that Satanists in Eastern Europe would utilize a host from an Orthodox church. Their target is a consecrated host from a valid Holy Mass which was performed by a priest in the unbroken line from Jesus and his apostles.
Does anyone have another perspective on this?