FREE MASONRY - the Principles

[mixmuzix]

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The Knights Templars
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14493a.htm

The Knights Templars were the earliest founders of the military orders, and are the type on which the others are modelled. They are marked in history (1) by their humble beginning, (2) by their marvellous growth, and (3) by their tragic end.

3. They still are here. They're invisible. You said it. They became the models. Also, they have my UFO.

related nang templars sa masons no?... sakto ba?...

It is vice versa. Yes they're related.

[Jacks]

related nang masons sa templars?...

wui mga naa nabaw-an, or kana naa nag dig up nga articles diha, enlighten me...

[mixmuzix]

Ang mason mao nay tig himo ug stone blocks ang temlars sila na ang tighimo ug temple. Ang temple dili mahimo kon walay stone blocks.

What do you know about them?

[peg]

Unsa nga country pinakadaghang members ani nga organization? (freemasonry)

[i_a_m_d_e_d_e]

unsa man tawn na imo mga posts sa uban uy
padaghan ra na sa post count sa?

[peg]

unsa man tawn na imo mga posts sa uban uy
padaghan ra na sa post count sa?

@i_a_m_d_e_d_e: hahay...imong gi-yawit ba kay di mao... nganu man diay gamay ra ang post count?.. taw ra man gihapon ko kung managhan or dili akong post count? tsk3x ...

nangutana ko kay like example.. if ang country daghan kaayo og freemasons, unya powerful pa jud ang country... Na-powerful ba ang country because of them

mao ra kadto.

[mixmuzix]

PHILIPPINES - interestingly it has 13 regions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ns#Philippines

***Dr. José Rizal, national hero and "pride of the Malay race" - joined Acacia Lodge No. 9 Spain, was made a Master Mason on November 15, 1890 at Logia Solidaridad 53 in Madrid. He also affiliated with a lodge under the jurisdiction of Grand Orient of France on October 14, 1891, and was made honorary Worshipful Master of Nilad Lodge No. 144 in 1892.
*** Manuel L. Quezon, Past Grand Master of the Philippines
***Jose Abad Santos, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, one of the greatest heroes of World War II (was executed for refusal to collaborate with the Japanese invaders). He was made a Master Mason on September 6, 1919 and was elevated to the mystic Grand East as Grand Master of Masons in 1938-39, Scottish Rite 32° Southern Jurisdiction USA, 1941.
*** Numeriano R. Adriano, former Vice-President of the Republic, like many others have his life (executed) during the Philippine Revolution
*** Bishop Gregorio Aglipay, revolutionary Catholic priest, excommunicated for joining the libertarian movement
*** Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, he led his countrymen in their fight for liberation against Spain, and later, against the United States of America. He was the first president of the Philippine Republic. Master Mason, Pilar Lodge No. 203, January 1, 1895. Founder of Magdalo Lodge No. 31. 33° - Supreme Council of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of the Republic of the Philippines, 1917.
*** Dr. Galicano C. Apacible, patriot and propagandist, a contemporary of Dr. Jose Rizal. Logia Revoluccion in Barcelona and Logia Solidaridad 53 in Madrid (mid 1880's).
*** Conrado Benitez, civic leader, esteemed educator, economist, author. He was made a Master Mason on November 11, 1914, Worshipful Master in 1918, Grand Master of Masons of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines in 1936, 33° - Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of the Republic of the Philippines, 1961-1971.

Verification
Masonic membership can sometimes be difficult to verify, particularly for historical figures. Membership records are most often kept at the individual Lodge level, and may be lost due to fire, flood, deterioration, or simple carelessness. Grand Lodge governance may have shifted or reorganized, resulting in further loss of records on the member or the name, number, location or even existence of the Lodge in question. In areas of the world where Masonry has been suppressed by governments, records of entire Grand Lodges have been destroyed.

Standards of "proof" for those on this list may vary widely; some figures with no verified Lodge affiliation are claimed as Masons if anecdotal evidence suggests they were familiar with the "secret" signs and passes, but other figures are rejected over technical questions of irregularity in the Lodge that initiated them. Where available, specific Lodge membership information is provided; where serious questions of verification have been noted by other sources, this is indicated as well.

[mannyamador]

Regent Restates Vatican's Anti-Masonry Position
Says Its Philosophies Are Incompatible With Church

ROME, MARCH 2, 2007 (Zenit.org).- The Church has not changed its ruling on Catholic membership in the Masons,
said the regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary.

Bishop Gianfranco Girotti made this statement Thursday at a conference on the topic of Freemasonry held at the St.
Bonaventure Pontifical Theological Faculty.

The bishop presided over the congress held in cooperation with the Socio-Religious Research and Information Group
of Italy. Officials of Masonic associations and grand masters also took part in the meeting.

Bishop Girotti reminded his listeners that the Church has always criticized the concepts and philosophy of Freemasonry,
considering them incompatible with the Catholic faith.

He mentioned the last official reference document, "Declaration on Masonic Associations," which was signed by the
then prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, on Nov. 26, 1983.

The text states that since the principles of Masonic associations "have always been considered irreconcilable with the
doctrine of the Church," membership in them, therefore, "remains forbidden."

"The faithful who enroll in Masonic associations are in a state of grave sin and may not receive holy Communion," adds
the declaration signed by Cardinal Ratzinger, who is now Benedict XVI.

Father Zbigniew Suchecki, an expert in the subject, quoted number 1374 of the Code of Canon Law, which reads:
"Whoever is inscribed in an association that plots against the Church must be punished with a just penalty; whoever
promotes or directs that association, must be banned."

"Masonry's attempts to express divine truths are based on relativism and do not agree with the principles of the Christian
faith," said the Conventual Franciscan.

Bishop Girotti made reference to the statements of some priests who have declared publicly their membership in Masonry
and called for the intervention of "their direct superiors," not excluding the possibility that "measures of a canonical
character might come from the Holy See."

[jugs_06]

the Vatican should've directly labeled anyone who have declared their Masonry membership as anti-christ, or if that's how it's supposed to be..

[mannyamador]

the Vatican should've directly labeled anyone who have declared their Masonry membership as anti-christ, or if that's how it's supposed to be..

Why? Being the anti-Christ is not the same as being a member of a non-Christian group that has plotted against the Church. These two things are both wrong, but they are different.