Freemasons And The Synod On Synodality

Source fsspx news april 11th 2023

Philippines: The Church Says “No” to Freemasons

The Conference of Bishops of the Philippines (CBCP) has just issued a statement reminding the faithful of the impossibility of a Catholic being a part of Freemasonry. A welcome clarification, as it appears that Freemasons in the archipelago had been participating in the preparatory work for the Synod on Synodality.

“We thought that the teachings of the Catholic Church on the matter had evolved. Since several participants in the Synod are Freemasons, we thought that the Church had relaxed its rules on joining Masonry and participating in activities of the Catholic Church,” explains Gloria Buencamino.

For this parishioner from Quezon City, the episcopal development is surprising, because in some churches, “Catholic Freemasons help the priest distribute communion; in our parish alone we have two and they were delegated to the Synod on Synodality. They are good and pious Catholics,” she says.

Suffice to say that the CBCP's warning came at the right time: the Filipino prelates recalling that “since 1954 and until today, the Philippine Church has always taught 'the incompatibility' between the fact of being Catholic and belonging to Freemasonry, because of the serious errors contained in Masonic principles and philosophy.”

Thus, the Church's position on Masonic sects remains unchanged “due to beliefs, practices, and rituals incompatible with the doctrines of the Church.”