WHAT'S WRONG WITH MASONRY?

Its ultimate aim is to overthrow Christianity, to be a rival religion that denies supernatural revelation

Masons in Ceremonial Dress

Catholic teaching on Masonry: grave sin

Masonry is incompatible, “irreconcilable with the Church’s doctrine.”  

“Joining them remains prohibited by the Church. Catholics enrolled in Masonic associations are in a state of grave sin.” (Declaration on Masonic Associations, Congregation for Doctrine of the Faith 1983 with approval of St. John Paul II)

Why is joining Masonry a “grave sin”?

Many join Masonry as a social club that fosters fraternal links and mutual help. A number do not know these negative facts: 

• Secret society. Masonry is “the largest worldwide secret society—an oath-bound society…that conceals at least some of its rituals, customs, or activities from the public.” (Britannica)
• Ultimate aim: Overthrow of Christianity. Its “ultimate aim” is the “overthrow” of the Christian “religious and political order of the world.” (Pope Leo XIII)
• Rival to Christianity. It is “a rival to the religion of the Gospel. It includes temples and altars, prayers, a moral code, worship, vestments, feast days, hierarchy and burial rites.” (New Catholic Encyclopedia)
• Hostile actions against the influence of the Church. “Masonry has consistently advocated and actively promoted the exclusion of Catholicism from any position of influence, however legitimate, in almost every walk of life.” (CBCP)

G = God, Great Architect or Geometry

• False teachings: God is “the great architect” of the world but he leaves it on its own. And so Jesus is not God, only a man; there is no objective moral truth; and one religion is as good as another. Man has no supernatural destiny; his only goal is to develop his natural powers. (CBCP)
• Introduction of anti-Christian government policies. “Masonic plot or agenda against the Church includes marriage as a merely civil contract open to divorce at will, abortion, exclusion of religious education from public schools.” (Ed Condon in Catholic Herald)
• Hostility against the sacraments. “Priests have been prevented by Masons from hearing the confession of Masons on their death bed.” (CBCP) 

Masonic Lodge

What are sanctions against Masons? 

The Church says that Catholics "enrolled in Masonic associations...may not receive Holy Communion." In the Philippines, deeply convinced Masons may not receive the last rites unless they repent; they may not be a sponsor in Baptism and Confirmation, and a member of a Catholic organization.

What are alternatives to Masonry?

Alternatives are the Knights of Columbus, Rotary, and many Catholic associations and organizations.

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