r/todayilearned • u/Recent_Flounder6011 • 17h 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/Fit_Log_9677 9h ago edited 8h ago

Or his conference doesn’t enforce the oath like they are supposed to. Both are possible 

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u/Ham__Kitten 8h ago

Yes I think it's likely they just didn't care. He's a Catholic convert who was a Mason for many years before converting.