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	Catholicism and Freemasonry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Freemasonry is seen by the Catholic Church as being incompatible with Catholicism for a number of reasons.
		Freemasonry's acceptance of people of any faith in a religious atmosphere is seen as minimizing the importance of Catholic religious dogma.
		It condemned Freemasonry, accusing it of being "the Synagogue of Satan".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catholicism_and_Freemasonry (8622 words)

	Things Catholic Are Asked About - Chapter XXXVII
		Freemasonry is a very widespread organization, and it may well be that in certain localities and among certain groups these sentiments toward Catholicism and Catholics do not prevail.
		Unless, in fact, Freemasonry was opposed to what she fundamentally stands for, she never would be opposed to it as she is. In point of fact Catholic Freemasonry existed for centuries as a benevolent and fraternal organization before the birth of the present non-Catholic Masonry.
		Freemasonry ignores revelation, and in European countries openly employs all its resources to crush the one Church which upholds in its entirety the religion of Jesus Christ.
	mafg.home.isp-direct.com /cques37.htm (3631 words)

	~Destroy Freemasonry~
		Papacy and Freemasonry, those are the two powers active throughout the world and each is seeking to dominate it.
		The solution of the struggle taking place between them is, at the present moment of the utmost importance; for we are face to face not only with the crossroads of history but also with a radical transformation of humanity itself.
		In his encyclical "Humanum Genus" Pope Leo XIII wrote: "There exists in the world a certain number of sects which although seemingly different one from another as to name, ritual, form and origin are, however, similar due to the analogy of their aim and chief principles.
	www.destroyfreemasonry.com (602 words)

	Spurious Charges: Freemasonry is Anti-Catholic
		Most of those today seeking information about Freemasonry are too young to remember the strong anti-Catholic feelings which permeated many countries during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
		Freemasonry is composed of men with the same fears, wants, and wishes of the general population and thus individual Masons may exhibit certain characteristics, mirroring that of the general population.
		Because of Papal pronouncements against Freemasonry (Masons are decried as being "Humanist" - whatever that means), those of the Catholic faith are greatly under-represented compared to the population as a whole - and as a result, views held by individual Masons would have been reflective of that biased selection.
	www.masonicinfo.com /anticatholic.htm (494 words)

	Catholicism vs. Freemasonry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The case for the Catholic Church's condemnation of Freemasonry is open and clear.
		Freemasonry in its modern mode is "modernity" in the deepest (i.e., the philosophical and religious) sense of that term.
		It is, in a word, "Counterfeit Catholicism." For its "God" is the "Counterfeit God": the one who would be as God, the one who is the prince of this world, the one who is the Father of Lies.
	www.olrl.org /doctrine/vsmasons.shtml (1768 words)

	ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH LAW REGARDING FREEMASONRY
		Freemasonry is an important topic of discussion for Catholic theologians and clerics.
		After Freemasonry became known to the world at large in the early eighteenth century, the church took notice of it, and objected to it.
		However, the Congregation held that it was nonetheless immoral to belong to Masonic groups because Freemasonry was, in their view, antithetical to the teachings and authority of the church.
	www.njfreemason.net /roman_catholic_church_law_regard.htm (3772 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		First, that Freemasonry is a secret society, secondly, that it is a religion and anti-Christian, thirdly, that it is a hidden agency for control in national and local government, and fourthly, that it is an agency for corruption and malpractice.
		Claims that Freemasonry is an agency for corruption and malpractice arise from the wilful misunderstanding of the third degree obligation, deliberately fostered by the media and anti-Masonic writers.
		As a result Freemasonry became divorced from the society in which it had existed and generations grew up who, unless a member of their family or a friend was a Freemason, did not know of its existence unless it was brought to their attention by the media.
	members.verizon.net /~vze244bj/ReadingText/CONTEMPORARY_ANTI-FREEMASONRY.txt (10967 words)

	Catholicism and Freemasonry/example - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nevertheless, the Catholic hierarchy has often charged Freemasonry with encouraging religious indifferentism.
		The 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia, states that: "The peculiar, "unsectarian" (in truth, anti-Catholic and anti-Christian) naturalistic character of Freemasonry, by which theoretically and practically it undermines the Catholic and Christian faith, first in its members and through them in the rest of society, creating religious indifferentism and contempt for orthodoxy and ecclesiastical authority."
		The Roman Catholic Church has also charged that Freemasonry shows many characteristics of a separate religion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catholicism_and_Freemasonry/example (372 words)

	Catholicism vs. Freemasonry — Irreconcilable Forever
		It is wholly subordinate to that which defines the movement itself: the content in function of which conspiracy is but "method," the end determining and justifying the means.
		For Catholicism is essentially a revealed religion; it is essentially supernatural, both in its destiny and in its resources.
		Although Pope Leo does not explicitly speak of this essential opposition between Catholicism and Masonry in terms of the First Commandment of God—"I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt not have strange gods before me"—surely the most radical and simplest way of situating this opposition is to say just this.
	www.freemasonrywatch.org /catholicvfreemasonry.html (1607 words)

	Catholicism & Freemasonry
		Freemasonry, not being a religion, continues to welcome all men who subscribe to a belief in a supreme being.
		Bearing in mind...the absence of mention of Freemasonry in the 1983 codification of canon law it would appear that...a Catholic may join regular freemasonry but ought to consult his bishop, through his parish priest, not for permission to join but to ascertain the nature of the jurisdiction concerned.
		The Quatuor Coronati Lodge was founded in 1884 with the objective of developing "for brethren everywhere an interest in research; to encourage study of the many facets of Freemasonry...
	freemasonry.bcy.ca /texts/RomanCatholics.html (1876 words)

	Catholics and Freemasonry
		In all, freemasonry borrows liberally from the history and traditions of cultic groups such as the Druids, Mithars, Egyptian priesthood, Rosicrucians and others to weave its own history.
		The practice of freemasonry includes temples, altars, a moral code, worship services, vestments, feast days, a hierarchy of leadership, initiation and burial rites, and promises of eternal reward and punishment.
		The two traditional enemies of freemasonry are the royalty and the papacy.
	www.catholiceducation.org /articles/religion/re0161.html (1042 words)

	Book Review: Freemasonry and the Vatican
		Freemasonry has been condemned repeatedly by popes since Clement XII in 1738.
		However, despite these problematic concerns and fundamental differences between Freemasonry and Catholicism, certain individuals have attempted to urge the hierarchy to remove the ban of excommunication upon those Catholics who become Freemasons.
		It is this "progressive Catholicism" which has taken over the church by storm in the debacle and confusion following the Second Vatican Council.
	www.freemasonrywatch.org /freemasonry_vatican.html (646 words)

	Hermeticism and Freemasonry
		From that time on Freemasonry has expanded, undergoing many vicissitudes along the way - schisms, reconciliations, quarrels over jurisdiction and quarrels over essential beliefs until today it is firmly established in most countries of the world (the exceptions being countries of the Communist bloc, and those countries that suffer under Islamic fundamentalism).
		And this is the paradox of the hermetic misunderstanding of Freemasonry.
		We must also be aware of the true nature of Freemasonry itself, of its relationship with esoteric systems of thought during the period of its creation, and of the more esoteric theories of its origin.
	www.mastermason.com /luxocculta/hermetic.htm (1860 words)

	Freemasonry :: Charity begins at home
		Freemasonry is the UK's largest secular, fraternal and charitable organisation, and the United Grand Lodge of England has over 300,000 members working in nearly 8,000 Lodges throughout England and Wales and more than 30,000 members overseas.
		At the time the Roman Catholic Church had renewed its declaration that Roman Catholicism and Freemasonry were not compatible, meaning that one could either be a member of one or the other, but not of both.
		Freemasonry is a subject which surfaces from time to time in Malta.
	www.religionnewsblog.com /archives/00001117.html (1503 words)

	What’s wrong with the Masons?
		Freemasonry in many places engages in works of charity and philanthropy which are warmly applauded by all Catholics.
		But even though Catholicism and Freemasonry are irreconcilable, there is no reason why Catholics and Masons should not be personally good neighbors, treating each other with justice and charity.
		It is for reason that all of your pastors have condemned freemasonry as a synagogue of satan.
	www.tldm.org /News6/Masons1.htm (2808 words)

	Talk:Catholicism and Freemasonry/to do - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Footnotes [158] and [159] for If the Bloc has been established, this is owing to Freemasonry and to the discipline learned in the lodges.
		Incorporate Some converts were received into the church during these years and were not asked to relinquish their Masonic affiliation.
		Incorporate (In Freemasonry no one is supposed to be solicited to join the lodge, and no one is supposed to become a Mason by the consent of another.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catholicism_and_Freemasonry/to_do (1015 words)

	Freemasonry and Catholicism, by Max Heindel, Part I through VI
		The great law of analogy is everywhere the master key of all spiritual mysteries, and, although Masonry and Catholicism do not begin till we arrive at the Earth Period, they have their prototype in the earlier Periods; we shall therefore briefly touch upon the essential facts.
		Catholicism is an activity of the HIERARCHS OF WATER, and places 'HOLY WATER' at the Temple door to quench the spirits seeking light and knowledge and to inculcate FAITH in Jehovah.
		Comprehension of this plan is essential to the correct understanding of the Cosmic relationship of Freemasonry and Catholicism; it is also necessary to fully appreciate the purpose of the Molten Sea and to learn how to intelligently make this wonderful alloy.
	www.rosicrucian.com /frc/frceng01.htm (10499 words)

	Becky's Page
		It’s purpose was to restore the pro-Jesuit Stuart Dynasty to the throne of England.
		It was becoming more and more evident that the reason Roman Catholicism chose these men as their “fathers” was because they held to the mystery religion of Mithras, just as the Masons.
		Seeing then that Roman Catholicism has her foundation in the ancient mystery religions, as does the Masonic lodge, let’s further examine what the Masonic bible has to say about Mithraism and Christianity.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Plains/2594/masonrc.htm (4605 words)

	Knights of Columbus, Roman Catholicism, and Freemasonry, The Masons, Masonic sects, Shriners, etc.
		That the church has for centuries condemned Freemasonry and excommunicated Catholics who joined the lodge or refused baptism to those who declined to sever their lodge affiliations is clear.
		...Not only does Freemasonry see itself as a religion, but it sees itself as the universal religion, while Christianity is simply another of the dozens of sects whose particular opinions have divided mankind over the ages.
		The position of the Catholic Church on Freemasonry is not a friendly one.
	www.theforbiddenknowledge.com /hardtruth/freemasonry_catholics.htm (1705 words)

	Circle of Prayer - Global Freemasonry
		Historically, one of Masonry's primary objectives has been the destruction of the Catholic Church; this is especially true of Freemasonry as it has existed in certain European countries.
		In the United States, Freemasonry is often little more than a social club, but it still espouses a naturalistic religion that contradicts orthodox Christianity.
		In the US official Freemasonry's attitude toward Catholicism is seen in the following declaration: "Popery and priestcraft are so openly allied that they may be called the same.
	www.circleofprayer.com /world-freemasons.html (1597 words)

	Circle of Prayer - History of Freemasonry
		A Catholic may join regular Freemasonry but ought to consult his Bishop, through his parish priest, not for permission to join but to ascertain the nature of the jurisdiction concerned.
		It is interesting to note that the Bishops in the Phillipines in 2002 re-issued a complete ban on Catholic membership of Freemasonry on the pain of excommunication and all that goes with it.
		Freemasonry is indeed the abyss of all errors, the well of perdition." The Holy See.
	www.circleofprayer.com /church-freemasons.html (2944 words)

	Pope Pius IX : freemason
		Shortly after his ordination Mastai Ferretti (which was his secular name) was sent as Auditor to the Vicar-General of Chile, and at one time it was believed that he was initiated into Freemasonry in that country.
		Quite recently, however, any doubt that may have existed on the question was put on one side by the discovery of the initiation of Pope Pius IX.
		The decree of expulsion was published in the official Masonic paper at Cologne, Germany, and is preceded by the minute of the Lodge in which he was initiated, and is as follows :
	freemasonry.bcy.ca /biography/pius_ix/freemason.html (575 words)

	Dispatches from Maine: Freemasonry and the Catholic Church
		Here is the United States, Freemasonry in no way plots against anyone, though the same cannot necessarily be said for Freemasonry in Italy or France, where some lodges probably do actively plot.
		The question of Catholicism and Freemasonry has given me a lot of pause for reflection and soul-searching, and I brought the issue up with my RCIA Counselor (one Sister Kathy, OSB) and her advice was to follow my conscience.
		Freemasonry is militantly 'anti-particularistic' to use their term.
	www.lily.org /blog/2005/10/freemasonry-and-catholic-church.html (2379 words)

	Papacy and Freemasonry - Irish Nationalism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It is because it is the unbroken chain of Freemasonry and because the Pope is, on earth, the representative of Jesus Christ whose Cross is trampled upon by Masons, and because in the course of their rites, at the 30° initiation grade, they throw upside down the Pope's tiara and figuratively pierce his heart.
		"Furthermore there have been found in Freemasonry several sectarians who have maintained that all means are to be systematically used, in order, to saturate the multitudes with licentiousness and vices; because in their opinion peoples would naturally fall into their hands and become the instruments needed for the accomplishment of their most audacious evil projects.
		On this subject Pope Leo XIII foresaw that Freemasonry, "the power which is almost equivalent to sovereignty," and which already occupied the place of "State within the State," would soon form the Super State.
	www.irish-nationalism.net /forum/showthread.php?t=1016 (7045 words)

	Lets Roll! 911 Made Simple :: View topic - Catholicism vs. Freemasonry - Irreconcilable Forever
		Freemasonry, in its present form, came into being through the Lodge system, established under the auspices of King James VI of Scotland, (later King James I of England), the only son of Roman Catholic Mary Queen of Scots.
		James was initiated into Freemasonry, into the Lodge of Scoon and Perth in 1601, at the age of 35.
		I was really intrigued when relative newcomer "soldier of the Lord" boldly proclaimed "Catholicism IS Freemasonry", by golly then I thought for sure you were "dead meat", and that SOTL would come up with a mountain of irrefutable facts showing how this was so.
	www.letsroll911.org /ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?p=90297 (4574 words)

	Catholic Church & FreeMasonary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Although Pope Leo does not explicitly speak of this essential opposition between Catholicism and masonry in terms of the First commandment of God -- "I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt not have strange gods before me" -- surely the most radical and simplest way of situating this opposition is to say just this.
		It is clearly sufficient to stand by itself as the only reason -- and in a most fundamental sense, as Leo XIII seems to imply, that is the only reason in fact.
		They are the heirs (unwitting or otherwise is irrelevant) of a religion which purports to be the one religion of the one "God" -- and therefore the enemy, intrinsically and implacably so, of Catholicism.
	www.medjugorjeusa.org /masonry.htm (1376 words)

	Freemasonry and Catholicism, by Max Heindel, Part VII through IX
		Freemasonry and Catholicism, by Max Heindel, Part VII through IX by
		And whereas, the sons of Cain working through Freemasonry and kindred movements, have openly fought for the temporal power, the Priestcraft has fought as strenuously and perhaps more effectively by stealth to retain their hold upon the spiritual development of the feminine element.
		The efforts of the Church are not concentrated upon the masses, however, as much as upon those who are seeking to live the higher life so that they may gain admission to the Mystery Temple and learn how to make the Philosopher's Stone.
	www.rosicrucian.com /frc/frceng02.htm (5426 words)

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