Custodi di quella fede

Custodi di quella fede was a papal encyclical promulgated by Leo XIII in 1892 addressed to the Italian people.^[1]

Custodi di quella fede Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII
Signature date	8 December 1892
Subject	On Freemasonry
Number	45 of 85 of the pontificate
Text	In English
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It accompanied the encyclical Inimica vis that was addressed to the Italian bishops. It asked Catholics to work against Freemasonry by guarding families against infiltration, and establishing Catholic institutions such as schools, mutual aid societies and newspapers.^[2] It generally urged Catholics to shun secular and non-religious societies.^[3]

See also

• Anticlericalism and Freemasonry
• Anti-Masonry
• Catholicism and Freemasonry
• Christianity and Freemasonry
• Declaration Concerning Status of Catholics Becoming Freemasons
• List of encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII
• Papal Documents relating to Freemasonry