[nopardons]

No, there isn't, but I am here to let you know, usually being on the same side or not, once you decide to smear the Mason or Shriners, you have ME to deal with and THAT is something you do NOT want; believe me!

I am not a Catholic; I am a Protestant. There was time, not all that long ago ( the 1950s ), when Catholics called Protestant heretics and worse, claiming that NO Protestant would ever get into heaven. Making the same claim, now, for Masons, is just as ridiculous to most people. And the ONLY reason you went after Masons/Freemasonry on this thread, as far as I can tell, is because you are losing the argument to a fellow posters, who happens to have on his personal page, that he is a Mason. That is NOT the way to win any debate; nor how to make friends ( or keep friends !) and influence others.

[sinkspur]

I went after a Catholic who is trashing the American bishops' position on immigration. Except that this Catholic is violating a long-standing proscription against membership in the Masons while he does this.

Nobody's putting anybody in hell. The Shriners do a lot of good work, but the tenets of the Masonic Lodge are at variance with Catholic teaching.

You are free to join in any discussion you desire on FR.

[Barnacle]

...you have ME to deal with and THAT is something you do NOT want; believe me!

Yeah, right. Lighten-up Francis.