Posted on 05/25/2013 3:31:08 PM PDT by marshmallow
A Roman Catholic parish priest at an elite French ski resort has been stripped of his Church functions for refusing to renounce Freemasonry.
Father Pascal Vesin was ordered by his bishop to cease his work in the Alpine resort of Megeve, the parish said.
Bishop Yves Boivineau had warned Fr Vesin about his "active membership" of the Grand Orient de France lodge.
Freemasonry has been condemned as anti-Christian and anti-clerical by various popes through history.
Bishop Boivineau ordered the priest to cease his functions "at Rome's request", the parish said.
In March, the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - effectively the Church's watchdog - asked for the priest's departure.
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Aren't the Knights Of Columbus a form of Freemasonry ?
Serious answer: NO!!!
Masonry is seen very differently in Italy. Even of late, the “Propaganda Due” or P2 lodge was deeply involved in lots of schemes, and caused substantial scandal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_Due
I’m marrying a Catholic girl and one of the questions the priest asked me was “Are you a member of any ‘condemned society’ like the Freemasons or the Illuminati?”
It should be common knowledge that Catholics don’t want Freemasons in their ranks.
No!
Totally forbidden by the Catholic Church.
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Kick out a freemason, but say that them good ole atheists will all go to heaven if they are “good” people. Geeze, what a screwed up bunch of opinions.
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KoC is the Roman Catholic alternative to Freemasonry.
No it isn’t. It is a fraternal organization, but they do nothing that the Freemasons would do.
Of course not, because some of the things Freemasons do are condemned by the Roman Catholic Church.
KoC, as I said, is the alternative. It provides, as you say, a fraternal organization for Roman Catholic men who are seeking such, and might become interested in joining the Masons.
At least that’s how one of the Jesuits I had as an instructor in high school explained it to me.
KoC was created as an alternative for Catholics to join instead of Masonry!!!
Oh and by the way they do pretty much the same as Masons DO!!!
Well said Sir! (and Brother Free Mason).
Thank you.
We had at least one Catholic in my lodge. I haven’t been active since the 70s.
On July 16, it will be 43 years for me.
Have many Catholic friends some close ones that are Knights of Columbus. In some communities both organizations have common projects. The realtionship in those communities is healthy and honest.
The discussion of our relationship with Catholics here is pointless here. The “authorities” here speak utter nonsense, about things they do not understand.
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