So they know everything about the Masons ~ and they don't seem to be particularly excited about it.
BTW, ever since just after Napoleon plunged Western Europe into what seemed an eternity of war, the Catholics and Protestants have actually been on the same side.
Sure, there are quibbles over details, but I'm sure that for every point of doctrine or dogma you can find some Protestant group somewhere that matches up perfectly with the Roman Catholic church.
The big worry is about Orthodoxy. Those guys seem pretty beaten down by the Islamofascists and need recharged in some way. Maybe we could get them to join a secret society with special gold rings, little funny cars, motorcycles, and parades.
You wrote:
“In Europe nothing escapes the attention of the Catholic Church hierarchy.”
I only wish. If you were right, then there would have been no scandal connected with the Polish bishops and how some worked for the secret police.
“So they know everything about the Masons ~ and they don’t seem to be particularly excited about it.”
You’re assuming a lot.
“BTW, ever since just after Napoleon plunged Western Europe into what seemed an eternity of war, the Catholics and Protestants have actually been on the same side.”
So?
“Sure, there are quibbles over details, but I’m sure that for every point of doctrine or dogma you can find some Protestant group somewhere that matches up perfectly with the Roman Catholic church.”
Maybe, but if they still disagree on salvation, the sacraments and authority, then their agreements don’t count for much in real terms.
“The big worry is about Orthodoxy. Those guys seem pretty beaten down by the Islamofascists and need recharged in some way. Maybe we could get them to join a secret society with special gold rings, little funny cars, motorcycles, and parades.”
Masonry is growing in the Muslim world.