Freemasonry and the Catholic Church

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canon law norm doctrinal declaration encyclical historical controversy papal bull religious–institutional relationship topic in Catholic moral theology topic in canon law

Freemasonry and the Catholic Church refers to the long-standing and often contentious relationship between Masonic organizations and Catholic doctrine, marked by repeated papal condemnations and prohibitions on Catholic membership in Masonic lodges.

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Surface form Occurrences
Declaration on Masonic Associations (1983) 0
Humanum genus 0
In eminenti apostolatus 0

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canon law norm ⓘ
canon law norm ⓘ
doctrinal declaration ⓘ
encyclical ⓘ
historical controversy ⓘ
papal bull ⓘ
papal bull ⓘ
papal bull ⓘ
religious–institutional relationship ⓘ
topic in Catholic moral theology ⓘ
topic in canon law ⓘ
approvedBy Pope John Paul II NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy long-standing tension ⓘ
prohibition of Catholic membership in Masonic lodges ⓘ
repeated papal condemnations ⓘ
condemns Freemasonry NERFINISHED ⓘ
confirms condemnation of Freemasonry ⓘ
criticizes Masonic naturalism ⓘ
currentDiscipline Catholics are forbidden to join Masonic lodges ⓘ
membership in Masonic associations constitutes grave sin for Catholics ⓘ
no change in negative judgment on Masonic associations after 1983 Code ⓘ
date 1738 ⓘ
1751 ⓘ
1826 ⓘ
1884 ⓘ
1983-11-26 ⓘ
describes Freemasonry as a threat to Christian society ⓘ
firstMajorCondemnation In eminenti apostolatus NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicScope universal Catholic Church ⓘ
hasAspect canonical penalties ⓘ
historical anti-clericalism in some Masonic movements ⓘ
pastoral guidance to the faithful ⓘ
political conflicts in certain countries ⓘ
theological incompatibility ⓘ
hasAuthorityInvolved Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCanonicalNorm 1917 Code of Canon Law canon 2335 NERFINISHED ⓘ
1983 Code of Canon Law canon 1374 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDoctrinalClarification Declaration on Masonic Associations (1983) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDoctrinalIssue naturalism ⓘ
relativism ⓘ
religious indifferentism ⓘ
ritual practices incompatible with Catholic worship ⓘ
secret oaths ⓘ
hasHistoricalOrigin 18th century papal condemnations ⓘ
hasPapalDocument Humanum genus NERFINISHED ⓘ
In eminenti apostolatus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Providas romanorum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Quo graviora NERFINISHED ⓘ
imposes excommunication for Catholics joining Masonic lodges ⓘ
involves Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
Freemasonry NERFINISHED ⓘ
issuedBy Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pope Benedict XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pope Clement XII NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pope Leo XII NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pope Leo XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ
penalty excommunication latae sententiae ⓘ
prohibits membership in Masonic sects ⓘ
membership in associations plotting against the Church ⓘ
states Catholics enrolled in Masonic associations are in a state of grave sin ⓘ
Catholics in Masonic associations may not receive Holy Communion ⓘ
Masonic principles are irreconcilable with the doctrine of the Church ⓘ
status ongoing prohibition of Catholic membership in Masonic organizations ⓘ
viewOfCatholicMagisterium Freemasonry promotes a relativistic understanding of truth ⓘ
Masonic rituals and symbols are incompatible with Catholic faith ⓘ

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