These are some sources for my information with regards to the Catholic Church's stance on Freemasonry:
http://www.dioceseoflafayette.org/wo...es-121000.html
http://www.cin.org/mateo/freemasons-...-position.html
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14071b.htm
The present legislation of the Church is contained in canon 1374:
Can. 1374 A person who joins an association which plots against the Church is to be punished with a just penalty; one who promotes or takes office in such an association is to be punished with an interdict.
In the previous Code (can 2335), Masonry is explicitly mentioned. As the declaration of 26 November 1983 explains, the omission of the name "Mason" in the present Church law is due to an "editorial criterion." Masonic associations are thus included under a more general heading which could include any other association conspiring against the Church (e.g. a specific communist party).
******** I don't see any question in the matter. . . .If there is other, more recent Canon Law (than 1983) that states otherwise I would LOVE to see it - seriously
Sarah
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