Papal documents relating to Freemasonry
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There are many papal pronouncements against Freemasonry;[1] the most prominent include:
Before Pius IX
- 1738Clement XII, In eminenti apostolatus. : [1]
- 1751Benedict XIV, Providas Romanorum. : [1]
- 1821Pius VII, Ecclesiam a Jesu Christo. : [1]
- 1825Leo XII, Quo graviora. : [1]
- 1829Pius VIII, Traditi humilitati. : [1]
- 1830Pius VIII, Litteris altero. : [2]
- 1832Gregory XVI, Mirari vos. : [1][a]
Pius IX
- 1846Pius IX, Qui pluribus. : [1][b]
- 1849Pius IX, Quibus quantisque malis. : [1]
- 1864Pius IX, Quanta cura. : [1]
- 1865Pius IX, Multiplices inter. : [1]
- 1869Pius IX, Apostolicae Sedis moderationi. : [1]
- 1873Pius IX, Etsi multa. : [1]
Leo XIII
- 1882Leo XIII, Etsi Nos. : [1]
- 1884Leo XIII, Humanum genus. : [1]
- 1887Leo XIII, Officio sanctissimo. : [2]
- 1890Leo XIII, Dall'alto dell'Apostolico Seggio. : [1]
- 1892Leo XIII, Custodi di quella fede. : [2]
- 1892Leo XIII, Inimica vis : [2]
- 1894Leo XIII, Praeclara gratulationis publicae. : [1]
- 1902Leo XIII, Annum ingressi. : [1]
Notes
- "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
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