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For example, the New Catholic Encyclopedia states the opinion that Freemasonry becomes a rival to Catholicism by displaying all of the elements of a religion, including altars, prayers, worship, and the promise of reward or punishment in the afterlife, among other things commonly seen in religions. [80]
Worship in temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shares a commonality of symbols, signs, vocabulary and clothing with Freemasonry, including robes, aprons, handshakes, ritualistic raising of the arms, etc. [11] However, the meanings of each are different for the Freemasons and the Latter-day Saints.
Masonic myths occupy a central place in Freemasonry.Derived from founding texts or various biblical legends, they are present in all Masonic rites and ranks. Using conceptual parables, they can serve Freemasons as sources of knowledge and reflection, where history often vies with fiction.
to reiterate, Catholic clergy, and members of religious institutes or secular institutes are expressly prohibited from Masonic membership [2] [a] The 1981 declaration preceded the 1983 Declaration on Masonic Associations issued by the CDF under Joseph Ratzinger as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. [4]
Freemasonry’s rituals and customs are hardly secret (while most Masons are reluctant to discuss what goes on in the lodge, there have been plenty of exposés over the years that spell it all out). That said, the Church does interpret those customs and rituals differently than Masons do. Blueboar 14:53, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
The Vatican has confirmed a ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons, a centuries-old secretive society that the Catholic Church has long viewed with hostility and has an estimated global membership ...
a Catholic who is a "publicly known" Freemason – who "actively participates" or "promotes its views" or "holds any office" – and refuses to renounce his membership after being warned in accord with 1983 CIC canon 1347, [103] "is to be punished with an interdict," in accord with 1983 CIC canon 1374, [84] including: exclusion from receiving ...
The Taxil hoax was an 1890s hoax of exposure by Léo Taxil, intended to mock not only Freemasonry but also the Catholic Church's opposition to it. [ 1 ] Taxil, the author of an anti-papal tract, pretended to convert to Catholicism (circa 1884) and wrote several volumes, purportedly in the service to his new faith.