The Satanic ritual was organized by Adam Daniels, a self-proclaimed Satanist, who hails from Oklahoma. He was wearing jeans and a black T-shirt as he confronted between 40 and 50 people at the CitySpace Theatre. He was joined by a group of around five people with the Dakhma of Angra Mainyu Syndicate. Three of them donned black cloaks while one was also wearing jeans and black shirt.
"If you're here to disrupt things, get out. If you don't like me and you don't like my background, get out. We're here to educate," said Daniels. "Yes, we're anti-Catholic. Yes, we're anti-Christian in general, but that doesn't mean I don't respect each person as individuals so I expect that same respect."
The lights on the stage were slightly dimmed. A woman was seen with her back laid on an altar table. Her legs are bent at the knees and splayed open. She is said to be Adam Daniels' wife Kelsey.
Daniels placed a silver chalice filled with grape juice on the table right between Kelsey's legs. Then, he took a piece of black bread and held it high. Suddenly, Daniels and his stage companions stomped on the bread several times. The black bread is said to symbolize Christ.
There was also a time during the ritual when the theme song from the film "The Exorcist" was played. This happened while Daniels and his group was paying homage to Lucifer.
"We call upon the Morning Star, Beelzebub, Lord of Regeneration, Angel of Destruction, Leviathan, Beast of Revelation, Demon of Lust ... and all the nameless and formless ones," said Daniels.
The whole event lasted for around an hour long without counting the band's performance. According to Daniels, the purpose of the ritual is to mock the Catholic Church and to free the people from their fear of it.
"That is the point of this - to destroy that fear of the Catholic Church," said Daniels.
The ritual has outraged several Catholics and religious groups from across the nation. Roman Catholic Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City urged Catholics to conduct a "campaign of prayer" as a response to the black mass. Obviously, he was disappointed that the city declined his request that event be banned.
There were at least six Oklahoma City police officers that stood outside the Civic Center. They barricaded off the north entrance in order for the attendees to enter smoothly without having to confront the protesters. Despite the outrage of several hundreds of Catholics, city officials allowed the ritual to go forward for the simple reason that the Civic Center is a public building.
