I've read that chambers below the altars of the oldest churches are/have been used for satanic rituals.
Fritz Springmeier, Bloodlines of the Illuminati.
Fr. Malachai Martin, radio interviews, ca. 1990s.
If true (which I do believe), then these would be illuminati power centers with centuries of horrific human sacrifice.
As Q said, does the "thought" of Satan exist? Well surely it does.
Does this "thought" confer power on those who believe it? Well somehow these satanists obtained great worldly power.
The pricing of Pt and Pd has a lot to do with which metal automakers are currently using in their catalytic converters. Both exceedingly rare, much more difficult to extract than Au.