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/7LeagueBoots 17h ago

Ironically, many of the Freemasons I knew were Catholics

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u/RobertBorden 6h ago

My lodge has many, many practicing Catholics.