Mass held to protest Detroit unveiling of Satan statue

DETROIT — Several hundred people have attended a Mass at a Detroit Catholic church to protest a Satanic group's announced plan to unveil a statue of Satan.

Satanic Temple has said it would unveil the 8 ½-foot-tall bronze statue Saturday at an undisclosed location in Detroit, with only ticketed people knowing the location. Hundreds of people lined up Saturday evening to get tickets as Christian protesters rallied nearby.

Earlier Saturday, The Detroit News says 200-250 people attended Mass at St. Joseph Church in a protest against the Satanic event.

The statue was planned for the state Capitol in Oklahoma City until Oklahoma's Supreme Court banned all religious displays on Capitol grounds.

The Satanic Temple now says it wants to erect it outside Arkansas' Statehouse where a Ten Commandments monument also is planned.

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