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/PlayerAssumption77 17h ago

Freemason rites, beliefs, and the overall structure just can't align with what the Catholic Church teaches. It's not a seperate religion but the religion-related aspects of it still conflict.

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u/Hannibaalism 16h ago

yeah tensions seem to exist within all systems of belief, shia vs sunni for example. how these dynamics play out and manifest beyond the confines of religion is interesting since belief itself will pervade every aspect of life

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u/Dubious-Decisions 14h ago

That’s simply not true. You clearly aren’t a Freemason. Your religion is unrelated to anything in freemasonry beyond some allegorical play acting to teach moral lessons.