"The discipline and rules set down by My Son and those He chose to write the Book of life and love must be adhered to. We direct, in the name of the Trinity, that you bishops and cardinals of the world must use your full powers as hierarchy to excommunicate and defrock all who seek to dethrone My Son and destroy the Faith!"
Our Lady of the Roses
August 21, 1974
Excepted:"Further, that I will keep a worthy brother Master Mason's secrets inviolable, when communicated to and received by me as such, murder and treason excepted."
Expected: "I furthermore promise and swear, that I will aid and assist a companion Royal Arch Mason when engaged in any difficulty, and espouse his cause so far as to extricate him from the same, if within my power, whether he be right or wrong."
Resources to combat the New Age
Divine Appeal 57
'Freemasonry hurls itself against the Church'
Divine Appeal 19
3.00 a.m., 12th October, 1987
-Jesus's Revelations to Sr. Anna Ali
Irish Examiner: Mutiny at the Vatican as Pope Francis faces dissent? - 13/01/2017
National Catholic Register: Disorder in the Order of Malta? - 07/01/2017
Rorate Caeli: The medallion as a gift to Our Lady of Copacabana - 13/07/2015
WND.com: The Pope and the Hammer and Sickle, by Dennis Praeger - 13/07/2015
Press TV: Pope document rejected by Bishops - 19/10/2014
Mexican priest to appeal 'proselytism' charge from Federal Electoral Institute - 08/03/2011
Ontario study: Over 60% of teen pregnancies are aborted - 08/03/2011
Map: The Valley of Jezreel and Plain of Esdraelon - 02/03/2011
The Founding of the Militia of the Immaculata by St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe
Saint Maximilian Tells How the MI Began
Introduction of Biblical Typology
Samson: Jesus' Relationships with us
Catholic-sf.org: Living memories of Mexico’s anti-Catholic war - 10/11/10
Bro. Plutarco Elías Calles - Freemasonry and Mexico's Cristero War
Saintly man: Brother André - 16/10/10
Philippine Freemason politician denied Catholic burial - 25/05/10
Catholic Online - Freemasonry a Religion: Good Catholics Should Not Be Masons - 04/12/09
National Catholic Register: Dan Brown and the Masons - 21/09/09
Law that would have legalized abortion in Brazil unanimously rejected - 08/05/2008
Archbishop Answers Critics on Communion for Pro-Abortion Politicians - 02/05/2008
Catholic Dissidents Advising Bro. Obama - 02/05/2008
Why the Unborn Victims of Crime Act makes sense, by Deborah Gyapong - 28/02/2008
UK Commons Committee to "Investigate" Catholic Bishops for "Fundamentalism" - 26/02/2008
Human rights organization demands freedom for Cuban jailed for pro-life views - 23/02/2008
Pro-abortion Leader Endorses Bro. Obama - 22/02/2008
Church of England buys Mary's death warrant - Mary Queen of Scots - 20/02/2008
Anglicans take authority to name bishops away from British Prime Minister - 19/02/2008
Exorcisms on the Rise on Australia's Gold Coast - 19/02/08
UK Anglican Bishop Fined £47,345 and Sent for "Re-Education" in Gay Employment Case - 11/02/2008
France Supreme Court Rules For Parental Foetal Rights - 07/02/2008
Ash Wednesday marks start of Lent - 07/02/2008
Holy See: 1962 Good Friday Prayer for Jews Is Modified - 07/02/2008
Jewish leaders cannot accept a prayer for conversion - 07/02/2008
Vatican cardinal defends Jewish conversion prayer - 07/02/2008
US Panel: Vietnam Lacks Religious Freedom - 06/02/2008
Canada's Human Rights Beef with Catholics - 05/02/2008
Archbishop of Sydney, Australia slams proposed carbon tax on children - 01/02/2008
Planned Parenthood's twisted idea of Christmas, by William Donahue - 20/12/2007
Atheists behind the greatest cruelty, says Pope - 03/12/2007
Tridentine Latin Mass drawing Parishoners in Illinois Catholic Diocese - 02/12/2007
Anglican leader blasts "breakaway" groups over same-sex "blessings" - 30/11/2007
Pope: Christ Wills Catholic-Orthodox Unity - 30/11/2007
Latin Mass barred in Italian diocese - 29/11/2007
Latin Mass Draws Interest After Easing of Restrictions - 10/11/2007
Vatican, bishops investigating Georgetown theologian Phan - 12/09/2007
Vatican rejects Call to Action appeal; Bishop urges return to Church - 21/02/2007
Pope's visit to Turkey and the DaVinci Code theory - 26/11/2006
Scripture Catholic, John Salza's website
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone appointed to Vatcian Secretary of State by Pope Benedict XVI - 18/09/2006
Bertone in Vatican Secretary of State job - 15/09/2006
Renew America: Readers respond to Freemasons' Letter - 04/09/2006
Father Michael McGivney - A Priest to Remember - 10/01/2006
Britain names first Catholic ambassador to Vatican since Reformation - 30/11/2005
Mother Angelica - The Nun who became a Mogul - 04/10/2005
The Ratzinger Report: Beginning a dialogue on the new pope - 29/06/2005
The Pink Swastika - Homosexuality in the Nazi Party, by Scott Lively and Kevin Abrams
New Latin Mass Policy Imminent, Vatican Prelate Confirms - 18/05/2007
The Truth Behind Alfred Kinsey - The "Scientist" and his Research - 15/05/2005
Pope Benedict: 'History is not in the hands of dark powers' - 12/05/2005
Pope Eyes Archbishop of San Francisco for top Vatican Post - 11/05/2005
Cardinal Levada to become the highest ranking American in Vatican history - 11/05/2005
Satan unleashs evil energy but God will win - Pope Benedict - 11/05/2005
Does Abortion Drive Down Crime Rates? Logically flawed and Morally repugnant - 09/05/2005
North Carolina Bill aims to repay eugenics victims - 09/05/2005
British Approval of Designer Babies Stirs Ethical Anxiety - 08/05/2005
India and Pakistan: Lands of Martyrs - Attacks on Christians Continue - 07/05/2005
Anti-Conversion Law in Sri Lanka aimed at Christianity - 07/05/2005
Religious freedom under attack in Canada - 01/05/2005
Pope Once Railed Against Disbelief In The Devil And Saw 'A Return Of Dark Powers' - 26/04/2005
Cardinal Ratzinger Warns of 'Dictatorship of Relativism' - 18/04/2005
Jeb Bush to Lead U.S. Delegation at Inaugural Mass - 22/04/2005
SF Chronicle: 14 Thoughts For The New Pope - 20/04/2005
Pope John Paul II laid to rest after emotional ceremony - 09/04/2005
The Funeral of Pope John Paul II - 08/04/2005
World Bids a Farewell to John Paul II - 08/04/2005
Holy See Grieved by Terri Schiavo's Death - 'a homicide', 'inhuman' - 01/04/2005
Brotherly Love: Canada Liberals and Socialists introduce same-sex marriage bill - 05/02/2005
Is Freemasonry connected to the Eugenics Movement? - 15/11/2003
Magna Carta (Latin for "Great Charter", literally "Great Paper"), also called Magna Carta Libertatum ("Great Charter of Freedoms"), is an English charter originally issued in 1215. Magna Carta was the most significant early influence on the extensive historical process that led to the rule of constitutional law today. Magna Carta influenced many common law and other documents, such as the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights, and is considered one of the most important legal documents in the history of democracy.
Magna Carta was originally written because of disagreements between Pope Innocent III, King John and his English barons about the rights of the King. Magna Carta required the king to renounce certain rights, respect certain legal procedures and accept that the will of the king could be bound by the law.
† May 19, 1918; Code of Canon Law, promulgated in 1917 by Pope Benedict XV, takes effect. Canon 2335 of this Code declares an automatic excommunication for being a Freemason. †
† The advent of a Universal Republic, which is longed for by all the worst elements of disorder, and confidently expected by them, is an idea which is now ripe for execution. From this republic, based on the principles of absolute equality of men and community of possessions, would be banished all national distinctions, nor in it would the authority of the father over his children, or of the public power over the citizens, or of God over human society, be any longer acknowledged. If these ideas are put into practice, there will inevitably follow a reign of unheard-of terror. †
Pope Benedict XV
Bonum Sane
July 25th, 1920
It has been asked whether there has been any change in the Church's decision in regard to Masonic associations since the new Code of Canon Law does not mention them expressly, unlike the previous Code.
This Sacred Congregation is in a position to reply that this circumstance is due to an editorial criterion which was followed also in the case of other associations likewise unmentioned inasmuch as they are contained in wider categories.
Therefore the Church's negative judgment in regard to Masonic associations remains unchanged since their principles have always been considered irreconcilable with the doctrine of the Church and therefore membership in them remains forbidden. The faithful who enroll in Masonic associations are in a state of grave sin and may not receive Holy Communion.
It is not within the competence of local ecclesiastical authorities to give a judgment on the nature of Masonic associations which would imply a derogation from what has been decided above, and this in line with the Declaration of this Sacred Congregation issued on 17 February 1981 (cf. AAS 73 [1981] pp. 240-241).
In an audience granted to the undersigned Cardinal Prefect, the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II approved and ordered the publication of this Declaration which had been decided in an ordinary meeting of this Sacred Congregation.
Rome, from the Office of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 26 November 1983.
JOSEPH Card. RATZINGER
Prefect
+ Fr. JEROME HAMER, O.P.
Titular Archbishop of Lorium
Secretary
In Rome, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, head of the Vatican's office for sainthood, called the removal of the feeding tube 'an attack against God'.
Guardian
March 31, 2005
"Republicans are good at wielding power, but they're not so wonderful when it comes to the more idealistic motives of liberal internationalism. The Democrats are better at liberal internationalism, but they're not so good at wielding power. I would say that if there were a Joe Lieberman/John McCain party, I'm in the Joe Lieberman/John McCain party."
- Robert Kagan
The Grand Lodge of British Columbia & Yukon's teaching on Satan and LuciferSatan is not an evil fallen angel in rebellion against God, he is his servent, doing his will
"The word "satan" is from a Hebrew word, "sathane", meaning adversary or calumniator; in original Jewish usage (see the book of Job), the satan is the adversary, not of God, but of mankind; i.e., the angel charged by God with the task of proving that mankind is an unworthy creation."Satan protects the righteous, such as Masons, while punishing the unrighteous, such as Catholics"Note though, that Balaam’s satan (Numbers 22:23-33) protects him from harm"Amazing Masonic Discovery #6,547, #6,548, #6,549, #6,550, & #6,551!"Later, as Judaism absorbed such ideas as Zoroastrian dualism and concepts about angels during the Exile, and then as Christianity echoed various concepts from earlier religions, the concept of an evil power ruling an underground domain of punishment for the wicked became fixed in Christian doctrine."We know what he really meant. Lodge Night at the Upper Room with Grand Master Jesus"From a supposed reference to this passage in our Lord’s words. 'I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven' (Lk 10:18), in connexion with Rev 9:1-11"Defends reputation of Lucifer, blames Church for his bad rep"Lucifer came in the Middle Ages to be a common appellation of Satan."Unenlightened Church Clods misinterpret the Book of Revelation, unlike Superior Masons"But this angel is not actually identified with Satan by the writer of the Apocalypse."Church Fathers Schmurch Fathers"While some authors referred to Lucifer as Satan’s name before his expulsion from Heaven,"A Thousand Points of Masonic Light!"others referred to Lucifer and Satan as two distinct entities."Masonic Mastermind notes lack of agreement between The Vicar of Christ and Masonic 'Scholarship'"Both as a literary convention and as Christian teachings or belief, historically there would appear to be little consensus."So Mope It Be"Regardless, it should be clear that an author may use the terms Lucifer or luciferian and not be referring to Satan."
The Church's teaching on Satan and Lucifer
"Devil(Greek diabolos; Lat. diabolus): The name commonly given to the fallen angels, who are also known as demons (see DEMONOLOGY). With the article it denotes Lucifer, their chief, as in Matthew 25:41, "the Devil and his angels"."It is clearly taught that the Devil and the other demons are spiritual or angelic creatures created by God in a state of innocence, and that they became evil by their own act."
"And there was a great battle in heaven, Michael and his angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon fought and his angels: and they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven. And that great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduceth the whole world; and he was cast unto the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. (Apocalypse 12:7-9)""As may be gathered from the language of the Lateran definition, the Devil and the other demons are but a part of the angelic creation, and their natural powers do not differ from those of the angels who remained faithful. Like the other angels, they are pure spiritual beings without any body, and in their original state they are endowed with supernatural grace and placed in a condition of probation. It was only by their fall that they became devils. This was before the sin of our first parents, since this sin itself is ascribed to the instigation of the Devil: "By the envy of the Devil, death came into the world" (Wisdom 2:24). ""How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, who didst rise in the morning? how art thou fallen to the earth, that didst wound the nations? And thou saidst in thy heart: I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, I will sit in the mountain of the covenant, in the sides of the north. I will ascend above the height of the clouds, I will be like the most High. But yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, into the depth of the pit. (Isaiah 14:12-15)"This parable of the prophet is expressly directed against the King of Babylon, but both the early Fathers and later Catholic commentators agree in understanding it as applying with deeper significance to the fall of the rebel angel. And the older commentators generally consider that this interpretation is confirmed by the words of Our Lord to his disciples: "I saw Satan like lightning falling from heaven" (Luke 10:18).""It might be inferred, moreover, from the swiftness with which punishment followed on the offense in the case of our first parents, although man's mind moves more slowly than that of the angels, and he had more excuse in his own weakness and in the power of his tempter. It was partly for this reason, indeed, that man found mercy, whereas there was no redemption for the angels. For, as St. Peter says, "God spared not the angels that sinned" (2 Peter 2:4)."