堪萨斯天主教主教抗议撒旦团体在州城策划的“黑弥撒”。 Kansas Catholic bishops protest Satanic group's "black mass" planned at state Capitol.

堪萨斯州的天主教主教们正在敦促人们祈祷, 并考虑在3月28日在堪萨斯州国会大举行"黑色弥撒", Catholic bishops in Kansas are urging prayer and considering legal action against a "black mass" planned by the Satanic Grotto at the Kansas Capitol on March 28. 这场活动的目的是“为撒旦的荣耀献上圣地和我们的立法机构”, 并包括嘲弄天主教习俗的仪式。 The event aims to "dedicate the grounds and our legislature to the glory of Satan" and includes rites that mock Catholic practices. 在一份请愿书中收集了超过22 000个签名, 要求州长劳拉·凯利(Laura Kelly)取消此事, 主教们将此事称为对天主教徒和善良人民的侮辱。 Over 22,000 signatures have been collected in a petition asking Governor Laura Kelly to cancel the event, which the bishops call an insult to Catholics and people of goodwill.