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Papal documents relating to Freemasonry

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There are many papal pronouncements against Freemasonry; the most prominent include:

Before Pius IX

1738 (1738): Clement XII, In eminenti apostolatus.
1751 (1751): Benedict XIV, Providas Romanorum.
1821 (1821): Pius VII, Ecclesiam a Jesu Christo.
1825 (1825): Leo XII, Quo graviora.
1829 (1829): Pius VIII, Traditi humilitati.
1830 (1830): Pius VIII, Litteris altero.
1832 (1832): Gregory XVI, Mirari vos.

Pius IX

1846 (1846): Pius IX, Qui pluribus.
1849 (1849): Pius IX, Quibus quantisque malis.
1864 (1864): Pius IX, Quanta cura.
1865 (1865): Pius IX, Multiplices inter.
1869 (1869): Pius IX, Apostolicae Sedis moderationi.
1873 (1873): Pius IX, Etsi multa.

Leo XIII

1882 (1882): Leo XIII, Etsi Nos.
1884 (1884): Leo XIII, Humanum genus.
1887 (1887): Leo XIII, Officio sanctissimo.
1890 (1890): Leo XIII, Dall'alto dell'Apostolico Seggio.
1892 (1892): Leo XIII, Custodi di quella fede.
1892 (1892): Leo XIII, Inimica vis
1894 (1894): Leo XIII, Praeclara gratulationis publicae.
1902 (1902): Leo XIII, Annum ingressi.

Notes

"This encyclical does not mention Masonry, but religious indifferentism is one of the charges often leveled against Freemasonry in papal pronouncements. Some Roman Catholic authorities identify this pronouncement as anti-Masonic."
"While not mentioning Masonry directly, it criticizes those it does not identify for those same faults that the previous papal pronouncements imputed to Freemasonry, and is regarded as an anti-Masonic pronouncement by some Catholic sources."

References

^ Gruber 1910; McInvale 1992.
^ McInvale 1992.

Gruber, Hermann (1910). "Masonry (Freemasonry)". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company. pp. 771–788.
McInvale, Reid (c. 1992) . "Roman Catholic Church law regarding Freemasonry". Transactions. 27. Waco, TX: Texas Lodge of Research A.F. & A.M. OCLC 10269407 – via a personal website.