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Freemasonry And The Spanish Inquisition.
FREEMASONRY AND THE SPANISH INQUISITION .
( Continued from page 274 . ) M . Tournon will observe that all the explanations he has given of the facts and ceremonies which take place in the lodges , are false , and different from those which he voluntarily communicated to other persons worthy of belief ; he is therefore again invited , by the respect he owes to God and the Holy Virgin , to declare and confess the heresies of indifferentismthe errors of superstitionwhich mingle holand profane
, , y things , and the errors of idolatry which led him to worship the stars . This confession is necessary for the acquittal of his conscience and the good of his soul ; because if he confesses with sorrow for having committed these crimes , detesting them , and humbly soliciting pardon , ( before the fiscal accuses him of these crimes , ) the holy tribunal will be permitted to exercise towards him that compassion and mercy which it always displays to repentant sinners ; and becauseif he is judiciall
, y accused , he must be treated with all the severity prescribed against heretics by the holy canon ' s apostolical bulls and the laws of the kingdom . —I have declared the truth , and if any witnesses have deposed to the contrary , they have mistaken the meaning of my words ; for I have never spoken on this subject to any but the workmen in my manufactory , and then only in the same sense conveyed by my replies . Not content with being a Freemason have persuaded others to
, you be received into the Order , and to embrace the heretical superstitions and pagan errors into which you have fallen . —It is true that I have requested these persons to become Freemasons , because I thought it would be useful to them if they travelled into foreign countries , where they might meet brothers of their Order , who could assist them in any difficulty ; but it is not true that I engaged them to adopt any errors contrary to the Catholic faith , since no such errors are to be found in
Freemasonry , which does not concern any points of doctrine . It has been already proved that these errors are not chimerical ; therefore let M . Tournon consider that he has been a dogmatizing heretic , and that it is necessary that he should acknowledge it with humility , and ask pardon and absolution for the censures which he has incurred ; since , if he persists in his obstinacy , he will destroy both his body and soul ; and as this is the first audience of monition , he is advised to reflect on his condition , and prepare for the two other audiences which are granted by the compassion and mercy which the holy tribunal always feels for the accused .
M . Tournon was taken back to the prison ; he persisted in giving the same answers in the first and second audiences . The fiscal presented his act of accusation , which , according to custom , was divided into the articles similar to the charges of the witnesses . The accused confessed the facts , but explained them as he had done before . He was desired to choose an advocate , but he declined this , alleging that the Spanish lawyers were not acquainted with the masonic lod and were
ges , as much prejudiced against them as the public . He therefore thought it better for him to acknowledge that he was wrong , and might have been deceived from being ignorant of particular doctrines . He demanded absolution , and offered to perform any penance imposed upon him ; adding that he hoped the punishment would be moderate , on account of the good faith which he had shown , and which he had
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Freemasonry And The Spanish Inquisition.
FREEMASONRY AND THE SPANISH INQUISITION .
( Continued from page 274 . ) M . Tournon will observe that all the explanations he has given of the facts and ceremonies which take place in the lodges , are false , and different from those which he voluntarily communicated to other persons worthy of belief ; he is therefore again invited , by the respect he owes to God and the Holy Virgin , to declare and confess the heresies of indifferentismthe errors of superstitionwhich mingle holand profane
, , y things , and the errors of idolatry which led him to worship the stars . This confession is necessary for the acquittal of his conscience and the good of his soul ; because if he confesses with sorrow for having committed these crimes , detesting them , and humbly soliciting pardon , ( before the fiscal accuses him of these crimes , ) the holy tribunal will be permitted to exercise towards him that compassion and mercy which it always displays to repentant sinners ; and becauseif he is judiciall
, y accused , he must be treated with all the severity prescribed against heretics by the holy canon ' s apostolical bulls and the laws of the kingdom . —I have declared the truth , and if any witnesses have deposed to the contrary , they have mistaken the meaning of my words ; for I have never spoken on this subject to any but the workmen in my manufactory , and then only in the same sense conveyed by my replies . Not content with being a Freemason have persuaded others to
, you be received into the Order , and to embrace the heretical superstitions and pagan errors into which you have fallen . —It is true that I have requested these persons to become Freemasons , because I thought it would be useful to them if they travelled into foreign countries , where they might meet brothers of their Order , who could assist them in any difficulty ; but it is not true that I engaged them to adopt any errors contrary to the Catholic faith , since no such errors are to be found in
Freemasonry , which does not concern any points of doctrine . It has been already proved that these errors are not chimerical ; therefore let M . Tournon consider that he has been a dogmatizing heretic , and that it is necessary that he should acknowledge it with humility , and ask pardon and absolution for the censures which he has incurred ; since , if he persists in his obstinacy , he will destroy both his body and soul ; and as this is the first audience of monition , he is advised to reflect on his condition , and prepare for the two other audiences which are granted by the compassion and mercy which the holy tribunal always feels for the accused .
M . Tournon was taken back to the prison ; he persisted in giving the same answers in the first and second audiences . The fiscal presented his act of accusation , which , according to custom , was divided into the articles similar to the charges of the witnesses . The accused confessed the facts , but explained them as he had done before . He was desired to choose an advocate , but he declined this , alleging that the Spanish lawyers were not acquainted with the masonic lod and were
ges , as much prejudiced against them as the public . He therefore thought it better for him to acknowledge that he was wrong , and might have been deceived from being ignorant of particular doctrines . He demanded absolution , and offered to perform any penance imposed upon him ; adding that he hoped the punishment would be moderate , on account of the good faith which he had shown , and which he had