Italian Freemasonry issues communique in support of Pope Francis' election

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 08:21:14 GMT

The day after the election of Pope Francis I, the Grand Orient of Italy (GOI), which represents Freemasonry in that country, issued a formal communiqué praising him for the first egalitarian measures he took on the day of his election. The document also made public the Freemasons' expectations that the new Pope shall lead the Church on the democratic path desired by Masonry.