Papal documents relating to Freemasonry
There are many papal pronouncements against Freemasonry;[1] the most prominent include:
Before Pius IX[edit]
- 1738: Clement XII, In eminenti apostolatus.[1]
- 1751: Benedict XIV, Providas Romanorum.[1]
- 1821: Pius VII, Ecclesiam a Jesu Christo.[1]
- 1825: Leo XII, Quo graviora.[1]
- 1829: Pius VIII, Traditi humilitati.[1]
- 1830: Pius VIII, Litteris altero.[2]
- 1832: Gregory XVI, Mirari vos.[1][a]
Pius IX[edit]
- 1846: Pius IX, Qui pluribus.[1][b]
- 1849: Pius IX, Quibus quantisque malis.[1]
- 1864: Pius IX, Quanta cura.[1]
- 1865: Pius IX, Multiplices inter.[1]
- 1869: Pius IX, Apostolicae Sedis moderationi.[1]
- 1873: Pius IX, Etsi multa.[1]
Leo XIII[edit]
- 1882: Leo XIII, Etsi Nos.[1]
- 1884: Leo XIII, Humanum genus.[1]
- 1887: Leo XIII, Officio sanctissimo.[2]
- 1890: Leo XIII, Dall'alto dell'Apostolico Seggio.[1]
- 1892: Leo XIII, Custodi di quella fede.[2]
- 1892: Leo XIII, Inimica vis[2]
- 1894: Leo XIII, Praeclara gratulationis publicae.[1]
- 1902: Leo XIII, Annum ingressi.[1]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "This encyclical does not mention Masonry, but religious indifferentism is one of the charges often leveled against Freemasonry in papal pronouncements. Some Roman Catholic authorities identify this pronouncement as anti-Masonic."[2]
- ^ "While not mentioning Masonry directly, it criticizes those it does not identify for those same faults that the previous papal pronouncements imputed to Freemasonry, and is regarded as an anti-Masonic pronouncement by some Catholic sources."[2]
References[edit]
Gruber, Hermann (1910). "Masonry (Freemasonry)". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company. pp. 771–788.- McInvale, Reid (c. 1992) [presented 1992-06-13]. "Roman Catholic Church law regarding Freemasonry". Transactions. 27. Waco, TX: Texas Lodge of Research A.F. & A.M. OCLC 10269407 – via a personal website.
