A prominent Catholic group is urging Kansas Governor Laura Kelly to stop a Satanist group from performing a “black mass” at the Statehouse.
The Satanic Grotto is planning to hold a “black mass” on March 28 at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka, causing alarm among critics who warned the controversial event is wildly offensive to Catholics and could be disruptive.
CatholicVote, one of the country’s largest Catholic advocacy groups, sent a letter to Kelly, a Democrat, on Wednesday urging her to prevent any religious desecration at the capitol building.
“While we recognize the constitutional protections for speech and expression, we also trust that your office understands the importance of maintaining law, order, and the integrity of government property against any attempts to disrupt its normal function,” wrote Logan Church, CatholicVote’s director of political operations…
