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A Pink mass is a ritual, intended to change the sexual preference of a deceased person.
Method[edit]
The mass involves two people of the same gender kneeling on the tombstone and kissing.
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On July 14, 2013, members of a Satanic sect called the "Satanic Temple" performed pink mass rituals over Catherine Idalette Johnson's grave, located in Meridian, Mississippi. Johnson is the mother of Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) founder Pastor Fred Phelps.[1] According to Lucien Graves, the church member who performed the rituals, the ordinances posthumously transformed the sexual orientation of Johnson from that of heterosexual to homosexual.[2] The ritual was performed twice - once with a lesbian couple and once with a gay male couple.[3] The "Satanic Temple" intends to target the tombs of Phelps's ancestors such as his father and great-aunt with pink mass rituals.[4]
Graves also announced that he intended to turn Fred Phelps after he died.[5][6]
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References[edit]
- ^ Jauregui, Andres (Jul 18, 2013). "'Pink Mass' Has Made Westboro Baptist Church Founder's Mom Gay In Afterlife, Satanists Claim". Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ Goldman, Russel.'Satanists perform 'gay ritual' at Westboro Gravesite'. July 18, 2013. ABC NEWS. Retrieved December 8, 2013
- ^ Barnette, Candace. 'MPD Expects to file charges in cemetery trespassing'. July 20, 2013. ABC WTOK. retrieved December 8, 2013 Archived 25 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Didymus, John-Thomas. 'Satanic Temple performs 'gay ritual' at Westboro Baptist grave'. July 21, 2013. Digital Journal. retrieved 8, 2013 Archived 24 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Nichols, James (18 March 2014). "Lucien Greaves, Satanic Temple Spokesperson, Claims He Will Turn Fred Phelps Gay After Death". Huffington Post. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ^ Cheryl K. Chumley (March 19, 2014). "Satanists say they'll turn Westboro Church founder Fred Phelps gay when he dies". The Washington Times. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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