From EWTN.CO.UK . . .
Will Freemasonry's 300th anniversary be as violently anti-Catholic as 1917?
JAN 13TH 2017 BY DEACON NICK DONNELL
. . . St. Maximilian Kolbe made the following observation about the threat posed by Freemasonry:
"Centers of this secret society have been established in every region. Nevertheless, in various ways they more or less openly promote one and the same thing. In their plan, they use many and various kinds of societies which, under their leadership, promote neglect of divine things and the breakdown of morality. This is because the Freemasons follow this principle above all: Catholicism can be overcome not by logical argument but by corrupted morals. And so they overwhelm the souls of men with the kind of literature and arts that will most easily destroy a sense of chaste morals, and they foster sordid lifestyles in all phases of human life. As a result the once- strong characters of men are weakened, families are broken up by guilt-laden hearts, and an unhealthy sorrowfulness continues to grow. When such persons are unable to shake off the miserable yoke they carry, they avoid the Church and even rise up against her." (Fr. Charles Madden, OFM Conv., Freemasonry - Mankind’s Hidden Enemy Tan books, 1995.)
Comment
The Catholic Truth Society have an excellent booklet, Freemasonry and the Christian Faith by Fr Ashley Beck that spells out three reasons why Freemasonry is opposed to the Catholic Faith:
Freemasonry is a naturalistic religion. "The Masonic worldview is incompatible with Christianity. The Mason has no real need of grace, because he has done it all himself; moreover the figure of the suffering Christ on the Cross, vulnerable and weak, is an alien symbol which says nothing to him which he wants to hear - the Mason’s faith is essentially anthropocentric, centered on man.' (p. 26-27).
Freemasonry is a religion which excludes Christ. "The Christian faith of the Christian Mason becomes incidental: it does not need to be there. Moreover we know that this has not happened by accident - it is a deliberate distortion and devaluation of the Christian faith, and it remains shocking that over the last two and a half centuries so many Christians, including many senior clergy of different churches, have colluded with this." (p. 32).
The oaths of Freemasonry. "For many years opponents of Freemasonry drew attention to the dire physical penalties which the candidate for different degrees calls down on himself should he reveal any secrets - having his throat cut, his head cut off, and worse... These rituals are conducted in an air of real solemnity, in some ways far more formal and forbidding than rituals in most churches; the oaths are sworn in the name of God on the Bible; again and again the impression is given that these are holy and awesome things." (p. 34-35).
Clearly, Freemasonry is inherently antagonistic towards Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Church, and in light of its history of violent anti-Catholicism it is reasonable to be concerned about masonic activities during 2017. It is also likely that 2017 will see an increase in widely- advertised and distributed anti-Catholic TV series and films.
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