There are many papal pronouncements against Freemasonry; the most prominent include: 1738 (1738): Clement XII, In eminenti apostolatus. 1751 (1751): Benedict...
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associations before the 1917 CIC. Later papal documents relating to Freemasonry restated these four documents and various Roman congregations interpreted...
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the most persistent critics of Freemasonry. The Church has prohibited its members from being Freemasons since the papal bull In eminenti apostolatus, promulgated...
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Freemasonry in France (French: Franc-maçonnerie) has been influential on the worldwide Masonic movement due to its founding of Continental Freemasonry...
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In eminenti apostolatus (category Catholicism and Freemasonry)
of the Pug in Germany. Papal Documents relating to Freemasonry Anti-Masonry Christianity and Freemasonry Papal ban on Freemasonry Declaration Concerning...
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Quo graviora (1825) (category Catholicism and Freemasonry)
concerning status of Catholics becoming Freemasons Papal ban of Freemasonry Papal documents relating to Freemasonry English version of the encyclical Original...
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Freemasonry Declaration Concerning Status of Catholics Becoming Freemasons Letter to U.S. Bishops Concerning Masonry (1985) Papal documents relating to...
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Custodi di quella fede (category Catholicism and Freemasonry)
encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII Papal Documents relating to Freemasonry Custodi di quella fede Roman Catholic Church Law Regarding Freemasonry Archived 2010-02-05...
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The history of Freemasonry encompasses the origins, evolution and defining events of the fraternal organisation known as Freemasonry. It covers three...
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Dall'alto dell'Apostolico Seggio (category Catholicism and Freemasonry)
Pope Leo XIII Papal documents relating to Freemasonry Leo XIII, Pope (1890-10-15). "Dall'alto dell'Apostolico Seggio". vatican.va. Papal Pronouncements, A...
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Quibus quantisque malis (category Catholicism and Freemasonry)
equating Freemasonry with socialism and communism. An English translation has been published online. Papal Documents relating to Freemasonry Christianity...
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enthusiasm with which Papal bans on the order were enforced in the various states. After the end of the Napoleonic regime, Freemasonry was suppressed in most...
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Qui pluribus (category Catholicism and Freemasonry)
encyclicals of Pope Pius IX Papal Documents relating to Freemasonry Anticlericalism and Freemasonry Catholicism and Freemasonry Declaration Concerning Status...
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Praeclara gratulationis publicae (category Catholicism and Freemasonry)
Petri Apostoli Sede Papal ban of Freemasonry East–West Schism List of encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII Papal documents relating to Freemasonry Praeclara gratulationis...
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secular fraternal organisation, with documents and traditions dating back to the 14th century. Modern Freemasonry broadly consists of three main traditions:...
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Palmarian Catholic Church (section Documents and texts)
Rome in 1978, are the Papal documents of Pope Gregory XVII, released between 1978 and 1980 (every Pope since has released documents, but these in particular...
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Officio sanctissimo (category Catholicism and Freemasonry)
people's resistance to the Kulturkampf. It also condemned Freemasonry, calling it a "sect of darkness." Papal Documents relating to Freemasonry Anti-Masonry...
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Providas Romanorum (category Catholicism and Freemasonry)
any Masonic group. Papal Documents relating to Freemasonry Anti-Masonry Christianity and Freemasonry Catholicism and Freemasonry Declaration Concerning...
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Inimica vis (category Catholicism and Freemasonry)
Leo XIII Papal Documents relating to Freemasonry Inimica vis, text of the encyclical. p. 48, That They Be One: The Social Teaching of the Papal Encyclicals...
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Humanum genus (category Catholicism and Freemasonry)
fraternité List of encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII Papal ban of Freemasonry Papal Documents relating to Freemasonry Prisoner in the Vatican Rerum novarum Secularism...
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Etsi Nos (category Catholicism and Freemasonry)
Humanum genus (1884) List of encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII Papal documents relating to Freemasonry "If ever these perils were menacing in Italy they are surely...
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List of Freemasons (E–Z) (category Pages containing links to subscription-only content)
This is a list of notable Freemasons. Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that exists in a number of forms worldwide. Throughout history some members...
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Annum ingressi (category Catholicism and Freemasonry)
to the bishops of the world reviewing the twenty five years of his pontificate. It also urged resistance to Freemasonry. Papal Documents relating to Freemasonry...
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Ecclesiam a Jesu Christo (category Catholicism and Freemasonry)
Carbonari literature. Papal Documents relating to Freemasonry Anti-Masonry Christianity and Freemasonry Catholicism and Freemasonry Declaration Concerning...
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Quanta cura (category Papal encyclicals)
Catholicism and Freemasonry Declaration Concerning Status of Catholics Becoming Freemasons List of encyclicals of Pope Pius IX Papal documents relating to Freemasonry...
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owned by the first Earls of Rosslyn, a family with well-documented ties to Scottish Freemasonry; however, Rosslyn Chapel itself dates from at least 100...
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Chamber of Reflection (section Origins in Freemasonry)
Within the context of Freemasonry, the Chamber of Reflection, often abbreviated as C.O.R., and alternatively known as the Room of Reflection, Reflection...
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Masonic manuscripts (category History of Freemasonry)
emergence of Freemasonry. Most numerous are the Old Charges or Constitutions. These documents outlined a "history" of masonry, tracing its origins to a biblical...
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The relationship between Mormonism and Freemasonry began early in the life of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and includes similarities...
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Alessandro Cagliostro (category Freemasonry-related controversies)
dossier with copies of the pertinent documents to France. Goethe met the lawyer in April 1787 and saw the documents and Balsamo's pedigree: Balsamo's great-grandfather...
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