Back to Homepage, click Here Are Catholics allowed to be Freemasons? No! Masonic organizations are irreconcilably opposed to Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church.   Every Catholic is prohibited from joining any Masonic Order, including the Order of the Eastern Star which is a Masonic association for women, the Order of DeMolay which is for boys, Job's Daughters, and the Rainbow Girls which is for young women. Has membership in Masonic organizations been forbidden by Popes? Yes! Beginning with Pope Clement XII - 1738, Benedict XIV - 1751, Pius VII - 1821, Leo XII - 1825, Pius VIII - 1829, Gregory XVI - 1832, Pius IX - 1846, 1849, 1864, 1865, 1869, and 1873, and Leo XIII - 1882, 1884, 1890, 1894, and 1902, membership in Masonic organizations has been prohibited. There are many people who think the ban prohibiting membership in Masonic Orders has been lifted. That is not true. In 1917, Canon Law excommunicated any Catholic who became a Mason, and Canon Law remains in effect unless it is explicitly changed in more recent promulgations. The 1983 Code of Canon Law did not explicitly remove the penalty of excommunication. The Congregation of the Clergy addressed the confusion over this matter, and it did so with the approval of Pope John Paul II when it said: "... 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 with them remains forbidden. The faithful who enroll in Masonic associations are in a state of grave sin and may not receive Holy Communion. Freemasons do not join a harmless social club as many believe. It is a religion. They have their own "doctrinal beliefs", and they believe that all truth can be attained by human reason alone, without the need of revelation. This is contrary to the nature of revelation and Church teaching which states that revelation is necessary for salvation as seen in the Catholic Catechism (50-100). They claim to believe in the Fatherhood of God, the brotherhood of all mankind, and even the immortality of the soul, so what makes Freemasonry so dangerous and insidious? Masons are religious relativists of the highest order! And to elevate their own standing in the world they will treat other religions as if they are equal to Freemasonry when it suits them. And they will go beyond that! They will actually join other religions, but they do so to infiltrate and subvert them, as long as they do not abandon Masonic beliefs. And, Masonic organizations require their members to keep hidden their beliefs concerning Christ, Scripture, and the authority of the Catholic Church. They are like Chameleons who will change their color to blend into the background of any religious organization they join. A Mason can become a Chameleon Catholic, Presbyterian, Hindu, Buddhist, etc., for the purposes of injecting Masonic doctrine into whatever religion they join. From this, an interesting question arises. Have the Masons realized they cannot obliterate the Catholic Church? Have they decided instead to eradicate the influence of Catholicism by infiltrating the Church to use it as a tool for "renewal", "progress", and "enlightenment", according to Masonic principles by corrupting the minds of Catholics? When all is said and done, Freemasons' believe they have primacy over all other religions when there is a conflict over doctrine or religious practice, but the ultimate target of Freemasonry is the Catholic Church. They gather all religions they have influenced to exert pressure on the Catholic Church to abandon its doctrines. And they come together like a gathering storm to meet those who have infiltrated the Church itself to change it from within, and as one, they attempt to crush Papal Supremacy once and for all. Make no mistake about it. Freemasonry is NOT a Christian religion. Freemasonry has its heel set against the Church, but in the end, the Church will have its heel on the serpent. This trial will explore the cunning and audacious Masonic blueprint that is in place to subvert the Catholic Church. As you read this book you will find yourself living vicariously through someone in the courtroom. At times you may see yourself on the witness stand and at other times you may see yourself as one of the attorneys or one of the jurors, but one way or the other your religious convictions will be indelibly affected by the facts that will be presented in this trial.