Freemasonry: Why the Church Prohibits Membership
On Nov. 15, 2023, the Vatican reaffirmed that Catholics cannot belong to Freemasonry and are prohibited from joining a lodge due to their 'irreconcilability' with Catholic doctrine.
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Bishop Who Participated in Freemasonry Event Affirms Its Incompatibility With Catholicism
The president of the Pontifical Academy of Theology spoke with Vatican News this week.
Report: Cardinal Calls for ‘Permanent’ Dialogue with Freemasons
Following a closed-door meeting in Milan, Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmiero reportedly said he believed ‘an evolution in mutual understanding’ had taken place between masonry and the Church over the past 50 years.
Archbishop of Milan to Take Part in ‘Historic’ Closed-Door Seminar With Italy’s Freemasons
For almost 300 years, Catholics have been forbidden from joining the Masons, and the Vatican has issued almost 600 negative pronouncements against the secret society during that time.
Freemason Christians Are Deeply Incoherent, Says Former ‘Worshipful Master’
Christophe Flipo, who left Freemasonry after 25 years following his conversion to Catholicism, discusses his personal journey and the intrinsic incompatibility between Masonic commitment and the Christian faith.
Italian Freemasonry Magazine Endorses Vatican’s Document on ‘Human Fraternity’
The Catholic Church has long condemned Freemasonry, stressing that its principles are irreconcilable with the Catholic faith.
Is It Sinful to Accept Donations from a Masonic Lodge?
DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: Catholics are prohibited from becoming Masons, but are stipends from Masonic lodges acceptable?
Confessions of a Former Freemason Officer, Converted to Catholicism
Serge Abad Gallardo, a former senior official of the French government and venerable master of the Freemasons, reveals Freemasonry’s anti-Christian spiritual and ideological roots and its impact on democratic political life.
