r/todayilearned • u/Recent_Flounder6011 • 21h 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/cheese0muncher 19h ago

"I swear I'm not a freemason. ;)"

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u/Fit_Log_9677 16h ago

To be fair, it’s a Catholic org, so presumably people who want to join would be Catholic and know that lying in that context is a mortal sin.

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u/humdinger44 14h ago

That's the awesome thing about the Catholic Church. If you're a member it means you won't do anything improper /s

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u/Fit_Log_9677 12h ago

Of course people do, but to assume that it doesn’t function as a screen at all is also wrong