[Magdalen] Curse on Masons

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

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On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 5:19 AM, F von Prondzynski <
F.von-Prondzynski at rgu.ac.uk> wrote:

> Dear all
>
> I'm coming to this thread a little late, but just wanted to add a short
> observation. Whatever about a pope's curse, in the UK and much of Europe
> the Masons are seen with some suspicion


​There never was any curse.

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Masonry_(Freemasonry)

Using the <Ctrl> F function, you can zip to the second mention of "curse".
This provides the Catholic Church's own response to the Curse balderdash.
This Encyclopedia dates from the early 1900s, so the information is all the
more compelling.

Today, the RCC doesn't name the Masons as anti-Catholic. You'll find it
varies by diocese. Some bishops are smarter than others. Bishop Wright in
Pittsburgh very openly and actively encouraged an organization that
depended on socializing of men from both KofC and Masons. My Dad was a part
of that for some time, and enjoyed this opportunity to socialize in this
vein with his friends who were members of the RCC.​


James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
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