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Article BRITISH FREEMASONRY AND CATHOLICISM. ← Page 2 of 2
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British Freemasonry And Catholicism.
with sound morality , and dangerous to the peace and tranquillity of states—which offensive " conventicles , associations , and societies , " for the most part haying ceased to be , and never having been known to exist in these realms , such irreligious opinions and dangerous doctrines being totally at variance with " the book of our constitutions , " which regulates and governs all Masonic Lodges in these realms—at the feet of your peternitywe seek to be relieved from the unjust and undeserved
-, oppro brium cast upon all " Freemasons" in particular , by such sweeping and undefined prohibitions and condemnations , propounded in the several decrees and edicts against all " secret societies" in general , bound by " secret oath , " and Freemasons in particular , without any qualification or distinction . We , members of this most universal and ancient " secret society , " sanctioned from the remotest antiquity , secret only in name , because its
portals are open to the admission of mankind in general—to your holiness , and to the whole of the sacred college of cardinals—none excepted ; in times past having been patronized by many potentates and kings , presided over in these realms by princes of the blood-royal , e . g ., by the late King George TV ., when prince regent ; more recently by his bro ^ ther , the late lamented illustrious Duke of Sussex , as Grand Masters : ; for the time , being , by the right worshipful the right honourable the Earl of Zetland , whom God preserve ; the great majority of our ministers of state * most of our men of title and wealth , holding offices in , or being members 6 f ; the innumerable Lodges throughout these realms ; humbly
offer to your paternity these guarantees for our loyalty to our soverei gn ^ whom God preserve , our veneration for constituted authority , and , the strongest surety , that our morality is strictly conformable to the word of God , as taught by Christ and his apostles , and their successors . , -. J . Being specially prohibited and forbidden by " the book of our constitutions" to conceal either treason or murder , ancl to interfere , as Masons , in the political affairs of states , or in any matter concerning religionpolitics and religion cannot be discussed or entertained in the
Lodges-T-wo , therefore , present this petition , humbly but earnestly praying that the day is at hand ,, when your paternity will carry into effect the , objects proposed in this our petition , for the benefit of many thousands , perhaps millions of innocent and immortal souls , in Great Britain and her dependencies , and elsewhere over the entire face of the globe , whose eternal
salvation is being perilled . by the existence of these several decrees and edicts , and by the enforcement thereof , by your vicars apostolic in these realms , against " , secret oaths and secret societies" in general , and "Freemasons" in particular ; and which are declared to comprehend the soul of every one ; associated therewith , whether established for lawful or . for unlawful , or for good ; or for evil purposes , all " secret oaths and secret societies" under any designation whatever , being indiscriminately prohibited and condemned , without any reservation or distinction . : _ ... •¦
And we , your petitioners , will humbly but fervently . pray , that the eternal ; Father of all , the great Architect of the universe , from whom , all paternity is named , may bestow upon your Holiness length , of days , with every happiness here , and hereafter a crown of eternal glory . y-,.-. .-
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British Freemasonry And Catholicism.
with sound morality , and dangerous to the peace and tranquillity of states—which offensive " conventicles , associations , and societies , " for the most part haying ceased to be , and never having been known to exist in these realms , such irreligious opinions and dangerous doctrines being totally at variance with " the book of our constitutions , " which regulates and governs all Masonic Lodges in these realms—at the feet of your peternitywe seek to be relieved from the unjust and undeserved
-, oppro brium cast upon all " Freemasons" in particular , by such sweeping and undefined prohibitions and condemnations , propounded in the several decrees and edicts against all " secret societies" in general , bound by " secret oath , " and Freemasons in particular , without any qualification or distinction . We , members of this most universal and ancient " secret society , " sanctioned from the remotest antiquity , secret only in name , because its
portals are open to the admission of mankind in general—to your holiness , and to the whole of the sacred college of cardinals—none excepted ; in times past having been patronized by many potentates and kings , presided over in these realms by princes of the blood-royal , e . g ., by the late King George TV ., when prince regent ; more recently by his bro ^ ther , the late lamented illustrious Duke of Sussex , as Grand Masters : ; for the time , being , by the right worshipful the right honourable the Earl of Zetland , whom God preserve ; the great majority of our ministers of state * most of our men of title and wealth , holding offices in , or being members 6 f ; the innumerable Lodges throughout these realms ; humbly
offer to your paternity these guarantees for our loyalty to our soverei gn ^ whom God preserve , our veneration for constituted authority , and , the strongest surety , that our morality is strictly conformable to the word of God , as taught by Christ and his apostles , and their successors . , -. J . Being specially prohibited and forbidden by " the book of our constitutions" to conceal either treason or murder , ancl to interfere , as Masons , in the political affairs of states , or in any matter concerning religionpolitics and religion cannot be discussed or entertained in the
Lodges-T-wo , therefore , present this petition , humbly but earnestly praying that the day is at hand ,, when your paternity will carry into effect the , objects proposed in this our petition , for the benefit of many thousands , perhaps millions of innocent and immortal souls , in Great Britain and her dependencies , and elsewhere over the entire face of the globe , whose eternal
salvation is being perilled . by the existence of these several decrees and edicts , and by the enforcement thereof , by your vicars apostolic in these realms , against " , secret oaths and secret societies" in general , and "Freemasons" in particular ; and which are declared to comprehend the soul of every one ; associated therewith , whether established for lawful or . for unlawful , or for good ; or for evil purposes , all " secret oaths and secret societies" under any designation whatever , being indiscriminately prohibited and condemned , without any reservation or distinction . : _ ... •¦
And we , your petitioners , will humbly but fervently . pray , that the eternal ; Father of all , the great Architect of the universe , from whom , all paternity is named , may bestow upon your Holiness length , of days , with every happiness here , and hereafter a crown of eternal glory . y-,.-. .-