Freemasons are a centuries-old secretive society that the Catholic Church has long viewed with hostility and has an estimated global membership of up to six million.
  • automattable@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    1 year ago

    I would like to know more about the “irreconcilability between Catholic doctrine and Freemasonry.” As someone who grew up Catholic, this makes me want to investigate joining the masons.

    • WindyRebel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I really don’t understand. I am not a Freemason, but my dad was and I knew many. I did go through the first initiation and decided I didn’t want to continue (just personal choice and didn’t want to commit time to it).

      They espouse belief in a higher being (typically God, but no one asks). There are “secrets”, but these are covered in books you can get at a library. They basically do charity work and it’s a place to belong to - like a frat.

      This ban screams ignorance.

      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Idk maybe you didn’t finish enough degrees. Pretty sure when you hit degree 25 (Knight of the Brazen Serpent) is when they tell you about the lizard people being the true higher beings.