MANY BELIEVE THE FREEMASONS ARE SIMPLY A CENTURIES OLD CHARITABLE FRATERNITY. However, the Catholic Church has consistently condemned Freemasonry more that any other error in its history because it promotes indifferentism, naturalism, communism, and other dangerous philosophies.
THOSE WHO HAVE SLID AWAY FROM TRUST IN THEIR CREATOR, and for Catholics trust in Holy Mother Church, automatically fall prey to the nice sounding lies of Satan who is doing all he can to lead us to his eternal dwelling.
“We wish it to be your rule first of all the TEAR AWAY THE MASK FROM FREEMASONRY, and to let it be seen as it really is,” … “…let no man think that he may for any reason whatsoever join the Masonic sect, if he values his Catholic name and his eternal salvation” (Pope Leo XIII, Humanum Genus, April 20, 1884).
“I believe this SECRET ATHEISTIC ORGANIZATION to nothing less than the supreme conflict between the Church and Satan’s followers.” – Msgr. George F. Dillon, Grand Orient Freemasonry Unmasked, 1885.
“MASONRY OUGHT FOREVER TO BE ABOLISHED. It is wrong – essentially wrong – a seed of evil, which can never produce any good.! – President John Quincy Adams, Letters on the Masonic Institution, T.R. Maruin Press, Boston, 1847.
CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH; DECLARATION ON MASONIC ASSOCIATIONS:
“Therefore the Church’s negative judgment in regard to Masonic association remains unchanged since their principles have always been considered irreconcilable with the doctrine of the Church and therefore membership in them remains forbidden. The faithful who enroll in Masonic associations are in a state of grave sin and may not receive Holy Communion.” (November 26, 1983; http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19831126_declaration-masonic_en.html).
“Freemasonry’s Influence in Europe - Incompatible With Christian Religion, Says Historian” (Protestant historian César Vidal; http://www.zenit.org/article-12115?l=english).
I know a lot of Catholics that belong to the Masons....but I don’t know of any Mormons that are Masons....does this person know what he is talking about?
Do they kill the Roman Catholic children at the Shriners Hospitals?
http://www.masonicinfo.com/shrinehosp.htm