Freemasons

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Vatican confirms ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons (RTE.ie)

The Vatican has confirmed a ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons, a centuries-old secretive society that the Catholic Church has long viewed with hostility ...

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Vatican Doctrine Office Reaffirms That Catholics Cannot Be ... (National Catholic Register)

The Catholic Church's prohibition on Freemasonry dates back to Pope Clement XII, who formally condemned it in a papal bull in 1738.

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Vatican reaffirms 'grave sin' of Freemasonry, says Catholics cannot ... (Fox News)

The Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith has reaffirmed that Catholics cannot join Freemasonic secret societies and that doing so is a "grave sin."

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Vatican calls for 'coordinated strategy' to oppose Freemasonry (The Pillar)

A note signed by Pope Francis and Cardinal Fernández has called for a national response to growing Masonic membership in the Philippines.

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Catholics forbidden from joining Masonic groups, Vatican head of ... (America Magazine)

The Catholic Church has long denounced Freemasonry; in particular, Pope Leo XIII, in the late 19th century, insisted “Christianity and Freemasonry are ...

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Local Freemasons help out with Poppy appeal (Northamptonshire Telegraph)

Over 80 Freemasons across four supermarket sites in Peterborough, Northampton, Kettering and Wellingborough assisted as volunteer collectors over the week from ...

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Vatican confirms ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons (BreakingNews.ie)

The Vatican has confirmed a ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons, a centuries-old secretive society that the Catholic Church has long viewed with hostility ...

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'Grave sin' of Freemasonry: Vatican confirms ban on Catholics ... (Times of India)

Europe News: The Vatican has issued a ban on Catholics joining the Freemasons, citing the irreconcilability between Catholic doctrine and Freemasonry.

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How the Vatican's “no” to Freemasonry is also about the enemy within (Crux: Covering all things Catholic)

There was a curious news item carried by Vatican News this Wednesday, one which, among other things, reminds us that the Catholic Church has both real ...

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