Shamanic ritual conducted prior to the Mass in RCC parish church in the US

Women with feathers in their hands in the altar of the RCC church. Photo: screenshot from the YouTube channel Superior Catholics

Women with feathers in their hands in the altar of the RCC church. Photo: screenshot from the YouTube channel Superior Catholics

In the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin, USA, a shamanic ritual was conducted at the beginning of the mass.

A video of the mass was posted on the diocese's YouTube channel, featuring a group of women dressed in traditional Native American clothing and holding feathers in their hands dancing around the altar.

Their dance is accompanied by the singing of a shaman, who beats a drum while standing on the priest's lectern.

After the shaman finished singing, organ music sounded in the church, and the mass began.

Earlier, the UOJ reported that a "catechesis" of the pagan deity Pachamama was conducted in the Vatican.

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