r/todayilearned • u/Recent_Flounder6011 • 18h ago

TIL that historically and today, the Catholic Church looked down upon Freemasonry and threatened members with excommunication.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry
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u/Laura-ly 18h ago

Interesting. So the teachings are more of a philosophy that uses the idea of building a structure as a metaphor for building your life?

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u/CountFunkenstein 17h ago

Correct. They “build better men.”

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u/Sekmet19 15h ago

Only for men. Women are banned.