Papal Condemnations of the Lodge, by William J. Whalen

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 19:29:07 GMT

No one could accuse the Catholic Church of disguising her antipathy to Freemasonry. Scarcely 20 years after the organization of modern Masonry in 1717 Pope Clement XII forbade membership in the lodge and since then seven other popes have warned the faithful against the dangers of Masonic naturalism to the Christian faith.