What do I do about a Satanist in our congregation?

[TJRex]

What should I do, as a regular member of the congregation, if I suspect there is a Satanist attending our Masses and taking Communion?

The background is this:

There is a person that was masquerading as a “bishop” and saying “Mass” on Saturdays in a little chapel in our summer home community. I noticed a couple of irregularities in how the Mass was being performed by him and heard some refer to him as Monsignor and some as Bishop. I asked him directly what his title was and he replied, “Bishop.”

I then looked him up on Google and found his web page where he professes to be an ordained Western Orthodox priest, as well as a psychic medium. I notified the chancery of our diocese and they did an investigation and notified all the parishes that he is not validly ordained and Catholics should not attend his services.

This past Sunday my wife said she saw him sitting in the last row of our home church. I was sitting with the choir up front and didn’t see him but my wife said he left right after Communion. My fear is that he may be a Satanist and is attending Mass in order to steal a validly confected host.

 

[Michelle_Arnold]

Forgive me, but I can find nothing in your question or the background information you offered to substantiate your conclusion that this man is a Satanist seeking to steal the Eucharist. All that you have shared here is that he is someone who has his own chapel, claims to be a bishop, and claims to be a psychic medium. This isn’t to say that what he has been up to so far isn’t worthy of serious concern; indeed, your diocese was concerned enough to issue a warning to Catholics in the area that this man is not a Catholic priest and that his chapel is not in communion with the Catholic Church. But it is a large leap from those circumstances to the conclusion that he is a Satanist who is attending your church for evil purposes.

At most, you might give your pastor a copy of the diocesan warning and let him know that this man lately has been attending Mass at your church. It is then up to the pastor to determine if to approach the gentleman or whether any particular follow-up actions are necessary. I very much recommend though that you refrain from indicating to your pastor your belief that this man is a Satanist. You apparently have no proof of such a charge and that will only undermine the credibility of your concerns.