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Four papal documents – of Clement XII (1738), Benedict XIV (1751), Pius VII (1821), and Leo XII (1825) – "comprise virtually all of the legislation" about condemned secret associations before the 1917 CIC.^[22] Later papal documents relating to Freemasonry restated these four documents and various Roman congregations interpreted the law contained in them.^[22] Of those four documents, only excerpts from Clement XII 1738 are included in DH (2012, nn. 2511–2513). Clement XII, Pope (1738-04-28). "In eminenti apostolatus specula". papalencyclicals.net. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2016-07-17. Benedict XIV, Pope (1751). "Providas Romanorum". freemasonry.bcy.ca. Pius VII, Pope (1751). "Ecclesiam a Jesu Christo". lycos.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 7 March 2004. Leo XII, Pope (1825). "Quo graviora". papalencyclicals.net. Clement XII, Pope (1738-04-28). "In eminenti apostolatus specula". papalencyclicals.net. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2016-07-17. Denzinger, Heinrich; Hünermann, Peter; et al., eds. (2012). "Compendium of Creeds, Definitions, and Declarations on Matters of Faith and Morals". Enchiridion symbolorum: a compendium of creeds, definitions and declarations of the Catholic Church (43rd ed.). San Francisco: Ignatius Press. ISBN 978-0898707465.
"Tommaso Crudeli". freemasonry.bcy.ca. Vancouver: Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon A.F. & A.M. Archived from the original on 2003-07-07. From Cerza, Alphonse (1967). The truth is stranger than fiction. Washington, DC: Masonic Service Association. OCLC 2964387.
Bouscaren, Ellis & Korth 1963, c. 2335 at p. 924, quoted in freemasonry.bcy.ca (2001). Bouscaren, T. Lincoln; Ellis, Adam C.; Korth, Francis N. (1963). Canon law: a text and commentary (4th rev. ed.). Milwaukee, WI: Bruce. OCLC 716992. "Canon Law regarding Freemasonry, 1917–1983". freemasonry.bcy.ca. Vancouver: Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon A.F. & A.M. 2001-03-16. Archived from the original on 2002-01-05. Retrieved 2006-04-09.
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Clement XII had "condemned and prohibited" a category of groups, whether or not they are called Freemasons.^[15] He instructed local ordinaries and inquisitors to investigate and punish transgressors "with suitable penalties as being gravely suspect of heresy."^[16]^[a] In context, the condemnation and prohibition by Clement XII (1738) and Cardinal Giuseppe Firrao [fr; it], secretary of state, in 1739 are, according to Benimeli (2014, pp. 139–140), "nothing more than further links in the long chain of measures adopted by European authorities throughout the eighteenth century." According to Benimeli, Clement XII and Benedict XIV only added a religious reason – of suspicion of heresy – to the civil reason – of subversive activity – enacted by 18th century Catholic, Protestant, and Islamic governments against masonic associations.^[19] Firrao decreed that masonic meetings were "a danger to public peace and order" within the Papal States and were also suspected of heresy.^[19] Clement XII, Pope (1738-04-28). "In eminenti apostolatus specula". papalencyclicals.net. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2016-07-17. Benimeli, José A. Ferrer (2014). "Freemasonry and the Catholic Church". In Bogdan, Henrik; Snoek, Jan A. M. (eds.). Handbook of Freemasonry. Brill handbooks on contemporary religion. Vol. 8. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004218338.
According to Law (1985), DBK (1980) and Whalen (1985) "confirm that the principles and basic rituals of Masonry embody a naturalistic religion active participation in which is incompatible with Christian faith and practice." Law, Bernard (1985-04-19). "Concerning Masonry". Letter to U.S. Bishops. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09 – via catholicculture.org. German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Whalen, William A. (1985-06-27). The pastoral problem of masonic membership (Report commissioned by the Pastoral Research and Practices Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops). CNS Documentary Service. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09 – via catholicculture.org.
Benimeli 2014, p. 150. Benimeli, José A. Ferrer (2014). "Freemasonry and the Catholic Church". In Bogdan, Henrik; Snoek, Jan A. M. (eds.). Handbook of Freemasonry. Brill handbooks on contemporary religion. Vol. 8. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004218338.
Benimeli 2014, pp. 139–140. Benimeli, José A. Ferrer (2014). "Freemasonry and the Catholic Church". In Bogdan, Henrik; Snoek, Jan A. M. (eds.). Handbook of Freemasonry. Brill handbooks on contemporary religion. Vol. 8. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004218338.
Leo XIII 1884, 10, quoted in Benimeli (2014, p. 143). Leo XIII, Pope (1884-04-20). "Humanum genus". vatican.va. Archived from the original on 2014-12-14. Benimeli, José A. Ferrer (2014). "Freemasonry and the Catholic Church". In Bogdan, Henrik; Snoek, Jan A. M. (eds.). Handbook of Freemasonry. Brill handbooks on contemporary religion. Vol. 8. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004218338.
CIC 1917, c. 2335, translated in Peters (2001, p. 740); see commentaries in Bachofen (1922, pp. 339–346), Benimeli (2014, pp. 143–144), and Woywod (1948b, pp. 530–532); developed into 1983 CIC canon 1374. Peters, Edward N., ed. (2001). The 1917 or Pio-Benedictine code of canon law: in English translation with extensive scholarly apparatus. Translated by Peters, Edward N. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. ISBN 9780898708318. ——— (1922). "A commentary on the new Code of the canon law. 8.". A commentary on the new code of the canon law. New Code of canon law, A commentary on the. Vol. 8. St. Louis, MO; London: B. Herder book. hdl:2027/wu.89059250977. OCLC 608970346. Benimeli, José A. Ferrer (2014). "Freemasonry and the Catholic Church". In Bogdan, Henrik; Snoek, Jan A. M. (eds.). Handbook of Freemasonry. Brill handbooks on contemporary religion. Vol. 8. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004218338. ——— (1948b) [1943]. Smith, Callistus (ed.). A practical commentary on the Code of canon law. Vol. 2 (Rev. and enl. ed.). New York: J. F. Wagner. hdl:2027/mdp.35112104152501. OCLC 746242376.
Benimeli 2014, p. 144. Benimeli, José A. Ferrer (2014). "Freemasonry and the Catholic Church". In Bogdan, Henrik; Snoek, Jan A. M. (eds.). Handbook of Freemasonry. Brill handbooks on contemporary religion. Vol. 8. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004218338.
Calderwood 2013, p. 133. Calderwood, Paul (2013). Freemasonry and the press in the twentieth century: a national newspaper study of England and Wales. Farnham [u.a.]: Ashgate. ISBN 9781409454335.
Calderwood 2013, pp. 133–134. Calderwood, Paul (2013). Freemasonry and the press in the twentieth century: a national newspaper study of England and Wales. Farnham [u.a.]: Ashgate. ISBN 9781409454335.
Tablet 1971; Benimeli 2014. "Bishop at Masonic Lodge". The Tablet. London. 1971-07-17. p. 705. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2016-09-09. Retrieved 2016-09-09. Benimeli, José A. Ferrer (2014). "Freemasonry and the Catholic Church". In Bogdan, Henrik; Snoek, Jan A. M. (eds.). Handbook of Freemasonry. Brill handbooks on contemporary religion. Vol. 8. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004218338.
DBK 1980. German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160.
DBK 1980, n. 1, as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a); see CBCP (2010, n. 37 at p. 19). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. ——— (2010) [2003]. A primer on freemasonry (PDF) (CBCP Media Office for the Knights of Columbus of the Philippines abridged ed.). Manila: Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Publications. ISBN 978-971-8915-23-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2016-07-22 – via frgeorgewillmann.org.
DBK 1980, n. 2, as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09.
DBK 1980, n. 3, as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09.
DBK 1980, n. 4 as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09.
DBK 1980, n. 5 as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09.
DBK 1980, n. 6, as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09.
DBK 1980, n. 7, as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a); see CBCP (2010, n. 45 at p. 23). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. ——— (2010) [2003]. A primer on freemasonry (PDF) (CBCP Media Office for the Knights of Columbus of the Philippines abridged ed.). Manila: Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Publications. ISBN 978-971-8915-23-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2016-07-22 – via frgeorgewillmann.org.
DBK 1980, n. 8, as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09.
DBK 1980, n. 9, as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09.
DBK 1980, n. 10, as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09.
DBK 1980, n. 11, as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09.
DBK 1980, n. 12, as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a); see CBCP (2010, n. 47 at p. 24). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. ——— (2010) [2003]. A primer on freemasonry (PDF) (CBCP Media Office for the Knights of Columbus of the Philippines abridged ed.). Manila: Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Publications. ISBN 978-971-8915-23-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2016-07-22 – via frgeorgewillmann.org.
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The organization was also intended to provide an alternative for Catholics to membership in a Masonic lodge History of the Knights, Somerville Council # 1432

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According to Whalen (1985), from 1974 to after 1981, "an undetermined number of Catholic men joined the Lodge, and many presently maintain membership. Articles in the Catholic press ' told readers that under certain circumstances a Masonic membership was allowed. The general public, Catholic and non-Catholic, assumed the Church had softened its stand against membership in Freemasonry." Whalen, William A. (1985-06-27). The pastoral problem of masonic membership (Report commissioned by the Pastoral Research and Practices Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops). CNS Documentary Service. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09 – via catholicculture.org.
According to Law (1985), DBK (1980) and Whalen (1985) "confirm that the principles and basic rituals of Masonry embody a naturalistic religion active participation in which is incompatible with Christian faith and practice." Law, Bernard (1985-04-19). "Concerning Masonry". Letter to U.S. Bishops. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09 – via catholicculture.org. German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Whalen, William A. (1985-06-27). The pastoral problem of masonic membership (Report commissioned by the Pastoral Research and Practices Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops). CNS Documentary Service. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09 – via catholicculture.org.
For example, Whalen (1985) wrote that "whatever constitutes 'that religion in which all men agree', it is not Christianity or revealed religion." Masonic studies is a field in the academic study of new religious movements.^[122] Speculative masonry does not fit categories in the church-sect-cult typology of religious movements.^[123] Masonry asserts that it is a fraternal organization and neither a religion nor a substitute for religion,^[124] others assert that it exhibits the features of a religion,^[125] some assert that it is a religion.^[126] In contrast, some assert that it is impossible to conclude "that Freemasonry is religious."^[127] Whalen, William A. (1985-06-27). The pastoral problem of masonic membership (Report commissioned by the Pastoral Research and Practices Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops). CNS Documentary Service. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09 – via catholicculture.org.
CDF 1983; see CDF 1985: "membership objectively constitutes a grave sin;" see Law 1985: "Those who knowingly embrace such principles are committing serious sin." Which "implies in all cases an act of free will and being conscious of committing an intrinsically evil action."^[5] ——— (1983-11-26). "Declaration on Masonic associations". vatican.va. Archived from the original on 2001-03-14. ——— (1985-02-23). "Reflections one year after the declaration of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: irreconcilability between Christian faith and Freemasonry". L'Osservatore Romano. Vatican City (published 1985-03-11). Archived from the original on 2007-05-05 – via vatican.va. Law, Bernard (1985-04-19). "Concerning Masonry". Letter to U.S. Bishops. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09 – via catholicculture.org.
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Clement XII had "condemned and prohibited" a category of groups, whether or not they are called Freemasons.^[15] He instructed local ordinaries and inquisitors to investigate and punish transgressors "with suitable penalties as being gravely suspect of heresy."^[16]^[a] In context, the condemnation and prohibition by Clement XII (1738) and Cardinal Giuseppe Firrao [fr; it], secretary of state, in 1739 are, according to Benimeli (2014, pp. 139–140), "nothing more than further links in the long chain of measures adopted by European authorities throughout the eighteenth century." According to Benimeli, Clement XII and Benedict XIV only added a religious reason – of suspicion of heresy – to the civil reason – of subversive activity – enacted by 18th century Catholic, Protestant, and Islamic governments against masonic associations.^[19] Firrao decreed that masonic meetings were "a danger to public peace and order" within the Papal States and were also suspected of heresy.^[19] Clement XII, Pope (1738-04-28). "In eminenti apostolatus specula". papalencyclicals.net. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2016-07-17. Benimeli, José A. Ferrer (2014). "Freemasonry and the Catholic Church". In Bogdan, Henrik; Snoek, Jan A. M. (eds.). Handbook of Freemasonry. Brill handbooks on contemporary religion. Vol. 8. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004218338.
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The CES based their decision "on the claim that Scandinavian Masonry was fundamentally different from American and European Masonry," that it was Christian, and that Swedish Rite masonry was not anticlerical or atheistic.^[47] According to the CES secretary, Bishop John Willem Gran, of Oslo, the CES had not received any comments from the Holy See about their 1967 decision.^[49]^{[further explanation needed]} Likewise, Gran (1968) contradicted misrepresentations of fact in a Tablet (1968d) paragraph, which Gran attributed to a widely repeated Le Monde article, and corrected that the CDF did not privately reply to a CES bishop that "it was 'possible but not advisable' for a Catholic to join."^[50] Gran, John W. (1968-06-08). "Freemasons in Scandinavia". Letters to the editor. The Tablet. London. p. 580. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-08. "Clarification on Masons". The Tablet. London. 1968-05-18. p. 509. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
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Vatican II reversed a thousand years of legal history of the Latin Church.^[43] The Vatican II dogmatic constitution on the Church, Lumen gentium (LG ), and the Vatican II decree on the pastoral office of bishops, Christus Dominus (CD ), explain that the scope of a diocesan bishop's power is ordinary, proper, and immediate; and is limited and regulated "though the supreme authority of the Church" in the form of canon law or papal decree.^[44] Because of this, significant changes in practice were then legislated to implement Vatican II. The norms in Paul VI 1966b implemented concessions prescribed in CD, n. 8.^[45] See commentaries in McIntyre (2000, pp. 128, 130) and Renken (2000a, p. 503). ——— (1966-06-15). "De Episcoporum Muneribus". vatican.va (in Latin). Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2016-09-08. McIntyre, John P. "Dispensations". In Beal et al. (2000), pp. 126–137. Renken, John A. "Particular churches and the authority established in them: Introduction". In Beal et al. (2000), pp. 501–503.
See canon 1349,^[80] a just penalty is an indeterminate penalty which allows the exercise of discretion in imposition of penalties based on the circumstances of individual cases.^[81] According to canon lawyer Edward N. Peters, the term just penalty "means that a penalty (e.g., [...] interdict, excommunication) can be tailored to fit the crime."^[82] Canon lawyer Cathy Caridi wrote that CDF (1983) "provides a theological interpretation of canon 1374."^[83] Caridi commented that, according to CDF (1983), "a diocesan bishop or chancery official cannot grant permission in a particular case for a member of the diocese to become a Mason." ——— (1983-11-26). "Declaration on Masonic associations". vatican.va. Archived from the original on 2001-03-14. ——— (1983-11-26). "Declaration on Masonic associations". vatican.va. Archived from the original on 2001-03-14.
The CDF 1983 declaration is a simple declaration which must be interpreted in the context of other existing legislation.^[118] It reiterated CDF (1981a) which clarified the Church's doctrine that the historic prohibition against Catholics joining Masonic groups remained. ——— (1983-11-26). "Declaration on Masonic associations". vatican.va. Archived from the original on 2001-03-14. ——— (1981-02-17). "Declaration concerning status of Catholics becoming Freemasons". vatican.va. Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. (This English translation does not include CDF 1974 which is included in the Latin typical edition: CDF 1981b.)
CDF 1983; see CDF 1985: "membership objectively constitutes a grave sin;" see Law 1985: "Those who knowingly embrace such principles are committing serious sin." Which "implies in all cases an act of free will and being conscious of committing an intrinsically evil action."^[5] ——— (1983-11-26). "Declaration on Masonic associations". vatican.va. Archived from the original on 2001-03-14. ——— (1985-02-23). "Reflections one year after the declaration of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: irreconcilability between Christian faith and Freemasonry". L'Osservatore Romano. Vatican City (published 1985-03-11). Archived from the original on 2007-05-05 – via vatican.va. Law, Bernard (1985-04-19). "Concerning Masonry". Letter to U.S. Bishops. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09 – via catholicculture.org.
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Clement XII had "condemned and prohibited" a category of groups, whether or not they are called Freemasons.^[15] He instructed local ordinaries and inquisitors to investigate and punish transgressors "with suitable penalties as being gravely suspect of heresy."^[16]^[a] In context, the condemnation and prohibition by Clement XII (1738) and Cardinal Giuseppe Firrao [fr; it], secretary of state, in 1739 are, according to Benimeli (2014, pp. 139–140), "nothing more than further links in the long chain of measures adopted by European authorities throughout the eighteenth century." According to Benimeli, Clement XII and Benedict XIV only added a religious reason – of suspicion of heresy – to the civil reason – of subversive activity – enacted by 18th century Catholic, Protestant, and Islamic governments against masonic associations.^[19] Firrao decreed that masonic meetings were "a danger to public peace and order" within the Papal States and were also suspected of heresy.^[19] Clement XII, Pope (1738-04-28). "In eminenti apostolatus specula". papalencyclicals.net. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2016-07-17. Benimeli, José A. Ferrer (2014). "Freemasonry and the Catholic Church". In Bogdan, Henrik; Snoek, Jan A. M. (eds.). Handbook of Freemasonry. Brill handbooks on contemporary religion. Vol. 8. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004218338.
Four papal documents – of Clement XII (1738), Benedict XIV (1751), Pius VII (1821), and Leo XII (1825) – "comprise virtually all of the legislation" about condemned secret associations before the 1917 CIC.^[22] Later papal documents relating to Freemasonry restated these four documents and various Roman congregations interpreted the law contained in them.^[22] Of those four documents, only excerpts from Clement XII 1738 are included in DH (2012, nn. 2511–2513). Clement XII, Pope (1738-04-28). "In eminenti apostolatus specula". papalencyclicals.net. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2016-07-17. Benedict XIV, Pope (1751). "Providas Romanorum". freemasonry.bcy.ca. Pius VII, Pope (1751). "Ecclesiam a Jesu Christo". lycos.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 7 March 2004. Leo XII, Pope (1825). "Quo graviora". papalencyclicals.net. Clement XII, Pope (1738-04-28). "In eminenti apostolatus specula". papalencyclicals.net. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2016-07-17. Denzinger, Heinrich; Hünermann, Peter; et al., eds. (2012). "Compendium of Creeds, Definitions, and Declarations on Matters of Faith and Morals". Enchiridion symbolorum: a compendium of creeds, definitions and declarations of the Catholic Church (43rd ed.). San Francisco: Ignatius Press. ISBN 978-0898707465.
Vatican II reversed a thousand years of legal history of the Latin Church.^[43] The Vatican II dogmatic constitution on the Church, Lumen gentium (LG ), and the Vatican II decree on the pastoral office of bishops, Christus Dominus (CD ), explain that the scope of a diocesan bishop's power is ordinary, proper, and immediate; and is limited and regulated "though the supreme authority of the Church" in the form of canon law or papal decree.^[44] Because of this, significant changes in practice were then legislated to implement Vatican II. The norms in Paul VI 1966b implemented concessions prescribed in CD, n. 8.^[45] See commentaries in McIntyre (2000, pp. 128, 130) and Renken (2000a, p. 503). ——— (1966-06-15). "De Episcoporum Muneribus". vatican.va (in Latin). Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2016-09-08. McIntyre, John P. "Dispensations". In Beal et al. (2000), pp. 126–137. Renken, John A. "Particular churches and the authority established in them: Introduction". In Beal et al. (2000), pp. 501–503.
The CES based their decision "on the claim that Scandinavian Masonry was fundamentally different from American and European Masonry," that it was Christian, and that Swedish Rite masonry was not anticlerical or atheistic.^[47] According to the CES secretary, Bishop John Willem Gran, of Oslo, the CES had not received any comments from the Holy See about their 1967 decision.^[49]^{[further explanation needed]} Likewise, Gran (1968) contradicted misrepresentations of fact in a Tablet (1968d) paragraph, which Gran attributed to a widely repeated Le Monde article, and corrected that the CDF did not privately reply to a CES bishop that "it was 'possible but not advisable' for a Catholic to join."^[50] Gran, John W. (1968-06-08). "Freemasons in Scandinavia". Letters to the editor. The Tablet. London. p. 580. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-08. "Clarification on Masons". The Tablet. London. 1968-05-18. p. 509. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
See canon 1349,^[80] a just penalty is an indeterminate penalty which allows the exercise of discretion in imposition of penalties based on the circumstances of individual cases.^[81] According to canon lawyer Edward N. Peters, the term just penalty "means that a penalty (e.g., [...] interdict, excommunication) can be tailored to fit the crime."^[82] Canon lawyer Cathy Caridi wrote that CDF (1983) "provides a theological interpretation of canon 1374."^[83] Caridi commented that, according to CDF (1983), "a diocesan bishop or chancery official cannot grant permission in a particular case for a member of the diocese to become a Mason." ——— (1983-11-26). "Declaration on Masonic associations". vatican.va. Archived from the original on 2001-03-14. ——— (1983-11-26). "Declaration on Masonic associations". vatican.va. Archived from the original on 2001-03-14.
The CDF 1983 declaration is a simple declaration which must be interpreted in the context of other existing legislation.^[118] It reiterated CDF (1981a) which clarified the Church's doctrine that the historic prohibition against Catholics joining Masonic groups remained. ——— (1983-11-26). "Declaration on Masonic associations". vatican.va. Archived from the original on 2001-03-14. ——— (1981-02-17). "Declaration concerning status of Catholics becoming Freemasons". vatican.va. Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. (This English translation does not include CDF 1974 which is included in the Latin typical edition: CDF 1981b.)
According to Whalen (1985), from 1974 to after 1981, "an undetermined number of Catholic men joined the Lodge, and many presently maintain membership. Articles in the Catholic press ' told readers that under certain circumstances a Masonic membership was allowed. The general public, Catholic and non-Catholic, assumed the Church had softened its stand against membership in Freemasonry." Whalen, William A. (1985-06-27). The pastoral problem of masonic membership (Report commissioned by the Pastoral Research and Practices Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops). CNS Documentary Service. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09 – via catholicculture.org.
According to Law (1985), DBK (1980) and Whalen (1985) "confirm that the principles and basic rituals of Masonry embody a naturalistic religion active participation in which is incompatible with Christian faith and practice." Law, Bernard (1985-04-19). "Concerning Masonry". Letter to U.S. Bishops. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09 – via catholicculture.org. German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Whalen, William A. (1985-06-27). The pastoral problem of masonic membership (Report commissioned by the Pastoral Research and Practices Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops). CNS Documentary Service. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09 – via catholicculture.org.
For example, Whalen (1985) wrote that "whatever constitutes 'that religion in which all men agree', it is not Christianity or revealed religion." Masonic studies is a field in the academic study of new religious movements.^[122] Speculative masonry does not fit categories in the church-sect-cult typology of religious movements.^[123] Masonry asserts that it is a fraternal organization and neither a religion nor a substitute for religion,^[124] others assert that it exhibits the features of a religion,^[125] some assert that it is a religion.^[126] In contrast, some assert that it is impossible to conclude "that Freemasonry is religious."^[127] Whalen, William A. (1985-06-27). The pastoral problem of masonic membership (Report commissioned by the Pastoral Research and Practices Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops). CNS Documentary Service. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09 – via catholicculture.org.
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Clement XII had "condemned and prohibited" a category of groups, whether or not they are called Freemasons.^[15] He instructed local ordinaries and inquisitors to investigate and punish transgressors "with suitable penalties as being gravely suspect of heresy."^[16]^[a] In context, the condemnation and prohibition by Clement XII (1738) and Cardinal Giuseppe Firrao [fr; it], secretary of state, in 1739 are, according to Benimeli (2014, pp. 139–140), "nothing more than further links in the long chain of measures adopted by European authorities throughout the eighteenth century." According to Benimeli, Clement XII and Benedict XIV only added a religious reason – of suspicion of heresy – to the civil reason – of subversive activity – enacted by 18th century Catholic, Protestant, and Islamic governments against masonic associations.^[19] Firrao decreed that masonic meetings were "a danger to public peace and order" within the Papal States and were also suspected of heresy.^[19] Clement XII, Pope (1738-04-28). "In eminenti apostolatus specula". papalencyclicals.net. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2016-07-17. Benimeli, José A. Ferrer (2014). "Freemasonry and the Catholic Church". In Bogdan, Henrik; Snoek, Jan A. M. (eds.). Handbook of Freemasonry. Brill handbooks on contemporary religion. Vol. 8. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004218338.

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Clement XII had "condemned and prohibited" a category of groups, whether or not they are called Freemasons.^[15] He instructed local ordinaries and inquisitors to investigate and punish transgressors "with suitable penalties as being gravely suspect of heresy."^[16]^[a] In context, the condemnation and prohibition by Clement XII (1738) and Cardinal Giuseppe Firrao [fr; it], secretary of state, in 1739 are, according to Benimeli (2014, pp. 139–140), "nothing more than further links in the long chain of measures adopted by European authorities throughout the eighteenth century." According to Benimeli, Clement XII and Benedict XIV only added a religious reason – of suspicion of heresy – to the civil reason – of subversive activity – enacted by 18th century Catholic, Protestant, and Islamic governments against masonic associations.^[19] Firrao decreed that masonic meetings were "a danger to public peace and order" within the Papal States and were also suspected of heresy.^[19] Clement XII, Pope (1738-04-28). "In eminenti apostolatus specula". papalencyclicals.net. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2016-07-17. Benimeli, José A. Ferrer (2014). "Freemasonry and the Catholic Church". In Bogdan, Henrik; Snoek, Jan A. M. (eds.). Handbook of Freemasonry. Brill handbooks on contemporary religion. Vol. 8. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004218338.

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The CES based their decision "on the claim that Scandinavian Masonry was fundamentally different from American and European Masonry," that it was Christian, and that Swedish Rite masonry was not anticlerical or atheistic.^[47] According to the CES secretary, Bishop John Willem Gran, of Oslo, the CES had not received any comments from the Holy See about their 1967 decision.^[49]^{[further explanation needed]} Likewise, Gran (1968) contradicted misrepresentations of fact in a Tablet (1968d) paragraph, which Gran attributed to a widely repeated Le Monde article, and corrected that the CDF did not privately reply to a CES bishop that "it was 'possible but not advisable' for a Catholic to join."^[50] Gran, John W. (1968-06-08). "Freemasons in Scandinavia". Letters to the editor. The Tablet. London. p. 580. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-08. "Clarification on Masons". The Tablet. London. 1968-05-18. p. 509. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
According to Law (1985), DBK (1980) and Whalen (1985) "confirm that the principles and basic rituals of Masonry embody a naturalistic religion active participation in which is incompatible with Christian faith and practice." Law, Bernard (1985-04-19). "Concerning Masonry". Letter to U.S. Bishops. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09 – via catholicculture.org. German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Whalen, William A. (1985-06-27). The pastoral problem of masonic membership (Report commissioned by the Pastoral Research and Practices Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops). CNS Documentary Service. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09 – via catholicculture.org.
Saunders, William (2005). "What are the Masons?". catholiceducation.org. Catholic Education Resource Center. Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Reprint of "Catholics and Freemasonry". Arlington Catholic Herald. Arlington, VA: Diocese of Arlington. 2005-09-22. ISSN 0361-3712.
Whalen, William J. (1996). "Papal condemnations of the Lodge". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 1999-11-05. From Whalen, William J. (1958). Christianity and American Freemasonry. Milwaukee, WI: Bruce. OCLC 630774062.
"Tommaso Crudeli". freemasonry.bcy.ca. Vancouver: Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon A.F. & A.M. Archived from the original on 2003-07-07. From Cerza, Alphonse (1967). The truth is stranger than fiction. Washington, DC: Masonic Service Association. OCLC 2964387.
Peters 2015. See CIC 1917, n. 2315, translated in Peters (2001, p. 736); see commentaries in Bachofen (1922, pp. 284–287) and Woywod (1948b, n. 2159 at pp. 512–513). ——— (2015-11-02). "A glance back at a forgotten canonical category". canonlawblog.wordpress.com (blog). s.l.: Edward Peters. Archived from the original on 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2016-09-13. Peters, Edward N., ed. (2001). The 1917 or Pio-Benedictine code of canon law: in English translation with extensive scholarly apparatus. Translated by Peters, Edward N. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. ISBN 9780898708318. ——— (1922). "A commentary on the new Code of the canon law. 8.". A commentary on the new code of the canon law. New Code of canon law, A commentary on the. Vol. 8. St. Louis, MO; London: B. Herder book. hdl:2027/wu.89059250977. OCLC 608970346. ——— (1948b) [1943]. Smith, Callistus (ed.). A practical commentary on the Code of canon law. Vol. 2 (Rev. and enl. ed.). New York: J. F. Wagner. hdl:2027/mdp.35112104152501. OCLC 746242376.
CIC 1917, c. 2335, translated in Peters (2001, p. 740); see commentaries in Bachofen (1922, pp. 339–346), Benimeli (2014, pp. 143–144), and Woywod (1948b, pp. 530–532); developed into 1983 CIC canon 1374. Peters, Edward N., ed. (2001). The 1917 or Pio-Benedictine code of canon law: in English translation with extensive scholarly apparatus. Translated by Peters, Edward N. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. ISBN 9780898708318. ——— (1922). "A commentary on the new Code of the canon law. 8.". A commentary on the new code of the canon law. New Code of canon law, A commentary on the. Vol. 8. St. Louis, MO; London: B. Herder book. hdl:2027/wu.89059250977. OCLC 608970346. Benimeli, José A. Ferrer (2014). "Freemasonry and the Catholic Church". In Bogdan, Henrik; Snoek, Jan A. M. (eds.). Handbook of Freemasonry. Brill handbooks on contemporary religion. Vol. 8. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004218338. ——— (1948b) [1943]. Smith, Callistus (ed.). A practical commentary on the Code of canon law. Vol. 2 (Rev. and enl. ed.). New York: J. F. Wagner. hdl:2027/mdp.35112104152501. OCLC 746242376.
Bouscaren, Ellis & Korth 1963, c. 2335 at p. 924, quoted in freemasonry.bcy.ca (2001). Bouscaren, T. Lincoln; Ellis, Adam C.; Korth, Francis N. (1963). Canon law: a text and commentary (4th rev. ed.). Milwaukee, WI: Bruce. OCLC 716992. "Canon Law regarding Freemasonry, 1917–1983". freemasonry.bcy.ca. Vancouver: Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon A.F. & A.M. 2001-03-16. Archived from the original on 2002-01-05. Retrieved 2006-04-09.
CIC 1917, c. 1065 §1, translated in Peters (2001, p. 367); see commentaries in Bachofen (1918, pp. 154–157) and Woywod (1948a, pp. 706–707); was developed into 1983 CIC canon 1071 §1 4°. Peters, Edward N., ed. (2001). The 1917 or Pio-Benedictine code of canon law: in English translation with extensive scholarly apparatus. Translated by Peters, Edward N. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. ISBN 9780898708318. Bachofen, Charles A. (1918). "A commentary on the new Code of the canon law. V.1.". A commentary on the new code of the canon law. New Code of canon law, A commentary on the. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). St. Louis, MO; London: B. Herder book. hdl:2027/wu.89097198154. OCLC 608970346. Woywod, Stanislaus (1948a) [1943]. Smith, Callistus (ed.). A practical commentary on the Code of canon law. Vol. 1 (Rev. and enl. ed.). New York: J. F. Wagner. hdl:2027/mdp.35112104152493. OCLC 746242376.
CIC 1917, cc. 693 §1, 696 §2, translated in Peters (2001, pp. 262–263); see commentaries in Bachofen (1919, pp. 435, 437) and Woywod (1948a, pp. 345–347); parts of cc. 693 §1 and 696 §2 were developed into parts of 1983 CIC canons 308 and 316. Peters, Edward N., ed. (2001). The 1917 or Pio-Benedictine code of canon law: in English translation with extensive scholarly apparatus. Translated by Peters, Edward N. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. ISBN 9780898708318. ——— (1919). "A commentary on the new Code of the canon law. V.3.". A commentary on the new code of the canon law. New Code of canon law, A commentary on the. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). St. Louis, MO; London: B. Herder book. hdl:2027/wu.89097198170. OCLC 608970346. Woywod, Stanislaus (1948a) [1943]. Smith, Callistus (ed.). A practical commentary on the Code of canon law. Vol. 1 (Rev. and enl. ed.). New York: J. F. Wagner. hdl:2027/mdp.35112104152493. OCLC 746242376.
CIC 1917, c. 1240 §1 1°, translated in Peters (2001, p. 421); see commentaries in Bachofen (1921, pp. 152–158) and Woywod (1948a, p. 52); was developed into 1983 CIC canon 1184. Peters, Edward N., ed. (2001). The 1917 or Pio-Benedictine code of canon law: in English translation with extensive scholarly apparatus. Translated by Peters, Edward N. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. ISBN 9780898708318. ——— (1921). "A commentary on the new Code of the canon law. V.6.". A commentary on the new code of the canon law. New Code of canon law, A commentary on the. Vol. 6. St. Louis, MO; London: B. Herder book. hdl:2027/wu.89097198196. OCLC 608970346. Woywod, Stanislaus (1948a) [1943]. Smith, Callistus (ed.). A practical commentary on the Code of canon law. Vol. 1 (Rev. and enl. ed.). New York: J. F. Wagner. hdl:2027/mdp.35112104152493. OCLC 746242376.
CIC 1917, c. 542 1°, translated in Peters (2001, pp. 210–211); see commentaries in Bachofen (1919, pp. 205–214) and Woywod (1948a, p. 243); was incorporated into 1983 CIC canon 597 §1. Peters, Edward N., ed. (2001). The 1917 or Pio-Benedictine code of canon law: in English translation with extensive scholarly apparatus. Translated by Peters, Edward N. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. ISBN 9780898708318. ——— (1919). "A commentary on the new Code of the canon law. V.3.". A commentary on the new code of the canon law. New Code of canon law, A commentary on the. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). St. Louis, MO; London: B. Herder book. hdl:2027/wu.89097198170. OCLC 608970346. Woywod, Stanislaus (1948a) [1943]. Smith, Callistus (ed.). A practical commentary on the Code of canon law. Vol. 1 (Rev. and enl. ed.). New York: J. F. Wagner. hdl:2027/mdp.35112104152493. OCLC 746242376.
CIC 1917, c. 1453, translated in Peters (2001, p. 488); see commentaries in Bachofen (1921, p. 527) and Woywod (1948b, pp. 177–178); was not developed into a 1983 CIC canon. Peters, Edward N., ed. (2001). The 1917 or Pio-Benedictine code of canon law: in English translation with extensive scholarly apparatus. Translated by Peters, Edward N. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. ISBN 9780898708318. ——— (1921). "A commentary on the new Code of the canon law. V.6.". A commentary on the new code of the canon law. New Code of canon law, A commentary on the. Vol. 6. St. Louis, MO; London: B. Herder book. hdl:2027/wu.89097198196. OCLC 608970346. ——— (1948b) [1943]. Smith, Callistus (ed.). A practical commentary on the Code of canon law. Vol. 2 (Rev. and enl. ed.). New York: J. F. Wagner. hdl:2027/mdp.35112104152501. OCLC 746242376.
CIC 1917, cc. 501 §2, 2336, translated in Peters (2001, pp. 195, 740–741); see commentaries in Bachofen (1918, pp. 103, 110–111, 346–347) and Woywod (1948b, pp. 501, 532); c. 501 §2 was developed into 1983 CIC canon 596. Peters, Edward N., ed. (2001). The 1917 or Pio-Benedictine code of canon law: in English translation with extensive scholarly apparatus. Translated by Peters, Edward N. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. ISBN 9780898708318. Bachofen, Charles A. (1918). "A commentary on the new Code of the canon law. V.1.". A commentary on the new code of the canon law. New Code of canon law, A commentary on the. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). St. Louis, MO; London: B. Herder book. hdl:2027/wu.89097198154. OCLC 608970346. ——— (1948b) [1943]. Smith, Callistus (ed.). A practical commentary on the Code of canon law. Vol. 2 (Rev. and enl. ed.). New York: J. F. Wagner. hdl:2027/mdp.35112104152501. OCLC 746242376.
CIC 1917, c. 1399 8°, translated in Peters (2001, p. 471); see commentaries in Bachofen (1921, pp. 467, 473–474) and Woywod (1948b, p. 151); was not developed into a 1983 CIC canon. Peters, Edward N., ed. (2001). The 1917 or Pio-Benedictine code of canon law: in English translation with extensive scholarly apparatus. Translated by Peters, Edward N. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. ISBN 9780898708318. ——— (1921). "A commentary on the new Code of the canon law. V.6.". A commentary on the new code of the canon law. New Code of canon law, A commentary on the. Vol. 6. St. Louis, MO; London: B. Herder book. hdl:2027/wu.89097198196. OCLC 608970346. ——— (1948b) [1943]. Smith, Callistus (ed.). A practical commentary on the Code of canon law. Vol. 2 (Rev. and enl. ed.). New York: J. F. Wagner. hdl:2027/mdp.35112104152501. OCLC 746242376.
Bouscaren, Ellis & Korth 1963, c. 1399 §8, quoted in freemasonry.bcy.ca (2001). Bouscaren, T. Lincoln; Ellis, Adam C.; Korth, Francis N. (1963). Canon law: a text and commentary (4th rev. ed.). Milwaukee, WI: Bruce. OCLC 716992. "Canon Law regarding Freemasonry, 1917–1983". freemasonry.bcy.ca. Vancouver: Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon A.F. & A.M. 2001-03-16. Archived from the original on 2002-01-05. Retrieved 2006-04-09.
Tablet 1968a. "Go-ahead for Catholic Masons". The Tablet. London. 1968-03-16. p. 267. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
Paul VI 1965; Paul VI 1966a; Tablet 1968a. Paul VI, Pope (1965-12-07). "Mirificus eventus". vatican.va (in Latin). Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2016-09-06. ——— (1966-05-03). "Summi Dei beneficio". vatican.va (in Latin). Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2016-09-06. "Go-ahead for Catholic Masons". The Tablet. London. 1968-03-16. p. 267. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
Gran 1968; Tablet 1968c. Gran, John W. (1968-06-08). "Freemasons in Scandinavia". Letters to the editor. The Tablet. London. p. 580. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-08. "The Masons and the Church". The Tablet. London. 1968-03-30. p. 322. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
Paul VI 1966b, cited in Gran (1968). ——— (1966-06-15). "De Episcoporum Muneribus". vatican.va (in Latin). Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2016-09-08. Gran, John W. (1968-06-08). "Freemasons in Scandinavia". Letters to the editor. The Tablet. London. p. 580. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
Gran 1968. Gran, John W. (1968-06-08). "Freemasons in Scandinavia". Letters to the editor. The Tablet. London. p. 580. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
Tablet (1968d), quoted in Gran (1968). "Clarification on Masons". The Tablet. London. 1968-05-18. p. 509. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-06. Gran, John W. (1968-06-08). "Freemasons in Scandinavia". Letters to the editor. The Tablet. London. p. 580. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
Tablet 1968c. "The Masons and the Church". The Tablet. London. 1968-03-30. p. 322. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
Tablet 1968b. "Change on Masonry denied". The Tablet. London. 1968-03-23. p. 291. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
Tablet 1968a; Tablet 1968b. "Go-ahead for Catholic Masons". The Tablet. London. 1968-03-16. p. 267. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2016-09-06. "Change on Masonry denied". The Tablet. London. 1968-03-23. p. 291. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
Tablet 1968a, quoted in Tablet (1968b). "Go-ahead for Catholic Masons". The Tablet. London. 1968-03-16. p. 267. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2016-09-06. "Change on Masonry denied". The Tablet. London. 1968-03-23. p. 291. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
Suchecki 2007. Suchecki, Zbigniew (August–September 2007). "Is Freemasonry incompatible with the Catholic faith?". Inside the Vatican (Interview). Interviewed by Redzioch, Wlodzimierz. New Hope, KY: Urbi et Orbi Communications. pp. 44–45. ISSN 1068-8579. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2016-07-10 – via catholicculture.org.
Tablet 1971; Benimeli 2014. "Bishop at Masonic Lodge". The Tablet. London. 1971-07-17. p. 705. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2016-09-09. Retrieved 2016-09-09. Benimeli, José A. Ferrer (2014). "Freemasonry and the Catholic Church". In Bogdan, Henrik; Snoek, Jan A. M. (eds.). Handbook of Freemasonry. Brill handbooks on contemporary religion. Vol. 8. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004218338.
Tablet 1971. "Bishop at Masonic Lodge". The Tablet. London. 1971-07-17. p. 705. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2016-09-09. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
Tablet 1973. "Masons & Communists". The Tablet. London. 1973-12-15. p. 1210. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
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CDF 1974; Tablet 1974. See CIC 1917, nn. 19, 49–50, translated in Peters (2001, pp. 36, 44); see commentaries in Bachofen (1918, pp. 98–99, 137–139) and Woywod (1948a, pp. 14, 35). "English Catholics and Freemasonry". The Tablet. London. 1974-11-23. p. 1149. ISSN 0039-8837. Archived from the original on 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2016-09-06. Peters, Edward N., ed. (2001). The 1917 or Pio-Benedictine code of canon law: in English translation with extensive scholarly apparatus. Translated by Peters, Edward N. San Francisco: Ignatius Press. ISBN 9780898708318. Bachofen, Charles A. (1918). "A commentary on the new Code of the canon law. V.1.". A commentary on the new code of the canon law. New Code of canon law, A commentary on the. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). St. Louis, MO; London: B. Herder book. hdl:2027/wu.89097198154. OCLC 608970346. Woywod, Stanislaus (1948a) [1943]. Smith, Callistus (ed.). A practical commentary on the Code of canon law. Vol. 1 (Rev. and enl. ed.). New York: J. F. Wagner. hdl:2027/mdp.35112104152493. OCLC 746242376.
DBK 1980. German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160.
DBK 1980, n. 1, as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a); see CBCP (2010, n. 37 at p. 19). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. ——— (2010) [2003]. A primer on freemasonry (PDF) (CBCP Media Office for the Knights of Columbus of the Philippines abridged ed.). Manila: Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Publications. ISBN 978-971-8915-23-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2016-07-22 – via frgeorgewillmann.org.
DBK 1980, n. 2, as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09.
DBK 1980, n. 3, as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09.
DBK 1980, n. 4 as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09.
DBK 1980, n. 5 as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09.
DBK 1980, n. 6, as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09.
DBK 1980, n. 7, as translated in Jenkins (1996), quoted in Gantley (2006a); see CBCP (2010, n. 45 at p. 23). German Bishops' Conference (1980-05-12). "Zur Frage der Mitgliedschaft von Katholiken in der Freimaurerei" [To the question of the membership of Catholics in Freemasonry]. Archiv für katholische Kirchenrecht (in German). 149. Mainz: Kirchheim. ISSN 0003-9160. Jenkins, Ronny E. (1996). "The Evolution of the Church's prohibition against Catholic membership in Freemasonry". The Jurist. 56. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 735–755. ISSN 2326-6236. Gantley, Mark J. (2006-03-19). "Free Masons". ewtn.com. Irondale, AL: Eternal Word Television Network. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. ——— (2010) [2003]. A primer on freemasonry (PDF) (CBCP Media Office for the Knights of Columbus of the Philippines abridged ed.). Manila: Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Publications. ISBN 978-971-8915-23-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2016-07-22 – via frgeorgewillmann.org.
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