Mr. Conard, I have not heard that the Masons do not allow Catholics, but I do know that Catholics are forbidden to be Masons.
When Cardinal Mahoney of Los Angeles was asked whether or not a Catholic could be a Mason his designee replied,
"The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome issued a statement in which it held that since Masonic principles were still contrary to the teachings of the Church, Catholics would commit a grave sin in belonging to Masonic associations and so could not receive Holy Communion."
The website
www.freemason.org issued the following caveat...
"The views expressed by the Reverend Thomas C. Anslow pertain to the Los Angeles Archdiocese and are not necessarily those of other Roman Catholic diocese.
The official position of the Curia in Rome is that Masonic membership is still prohibited."
For a comprehensive look at Catholicism and Freemasonry, I found
this site to be helpful.
I know that the original poster expressed no interest in the Masons and their relationship to the Catholic Church. But I didn't want you, Mr. Conard, to think that all Catholics were uninformed, ridiculous and full of bullshit.
