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'''Freemasonry''' in the [[UK]] and many other countries, is a significant secret society.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180201172702/https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469613482/builders-of-empire/</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20130606075435/http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/book_builders_empire.html</ref>
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'''Freemasonry''' is the largest worldwide [[secret society]].<ref>https://www.britannica.com/topic/order-of-Freemasons</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180201172702/https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469613482/builders-of-empire/</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20130606075435/http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/book_builders_empire.html</ref> In the [[United States]], Freemasonry led to the creation of the first third party in [[1828]], the [[Anti-Masonic Party]].<ref>http://archive.today/2020.11.15-071156/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Masonic_Party</ref>
  
 
==Origins==
 
==Origins==
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The first UK lodge was founded on 24 June 1717.
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The first UK lodge was founded on 24 June [[1717]]. The historian [[Jessica Harland-Jacobs]] concluded that by [[1930]], Masonry had a strong overall presence in the Army of the [[British Empire]],<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20191031104208/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331018808_Jessica_L_Harland-Jacobs_Builders_of_Empire_Freemasons_and_British_Imperialism_1717-1927#</ref> while regimental/military lodges were already common by the mid [[18th century]],<ref>http://www.wcl760.com/docs/library/History%20of%20Military%20Lodges%20-%20Wilkerson.pdf</ref> from whom British masonry spread to all regions of the globe.
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==Official narrative==
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[[File:Masonic pillars.jpg|right|400px]]
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The ideals of Freemasonry hold that a Freemason shall:<ref>https://freemasonscommunity.life/what-is-freemasonry/</ref><ref>https://www.freemason.com/how-to-join/what-is-freemasonry/</ref>
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*believe in the existence of a ‘Supreme Being’
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*be concerned with the moral and spiritual values that are important in everyday life
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*honor: integrity, friendship, respect
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*care for those in his society that are most in need
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===Albert Pike===
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[[Albert Pike]] is considered one of the most important Masons of all time. In his [[book]] ''[[Morals and Dogma]]'' he writes:
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|text=Lucifer, the Light-Bearer! Strange and mysterious name to give to the Spirit of Darkness! Lucifer, the Son of the Morning! Is it he who bears the light, and with its splendors intolerable blinds feeble, sensual or selfish Souls? Doubt it not!
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|source_details=http://web.archive.org/web/20110424094131/http://amazingdiscoveries.org/S-deception-Freemason_Lucifer_Albert_Pike
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==Criticism==
 
==Criticism==
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The [[Catholic Church]] has a history of condemning Masonry and "affiliated" societies via so called [[papal bulls]],<ref>http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/anti-masonry/papal_encyclicals.html</ref> the best known being [[Humanum Genus]], which states in 1884: "the sect of Freemasons grew with a rapidity beyond conception in the course of a century and a half, until it came to be able, by means of fraud or of audacity, to gain such entrance into every rank of the State as to seem to be almost its ruling power".
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Criticism of Freemasonry is known to masons as anti-masonry.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20180113060706/http://www.jjcrowder743.com/anti.html</ref> The [[Catholic Church]] has a history of condemning Masonry and "affiliated" societies via so called [[papal bulls]] and [[encyclicals]].<ref>http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/anti-masonry/papal_encyclicals.html</ref> The best known being ''[[Humanum Genus]]'', which states in [[1884]]:<ref>http://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_18840420_humanum-genus.html</ref>
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{{QB|"the sect of Freemasons grew with a rapidity beyond conception in the course of a century and a half, until it came to be able, by means of fraud or of audacity, to gain such entrance into every rank of the State as to seem to be almost its ruling power".}}
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Some catholics, like [[Carlo Maria Viganò]], have renewed the criticism more recently: 
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|text=Freemasonry is the mystical body of Satan. Because Satan is the entity that it adores, at its highest levels of initiation. The illumination which it promotes to his members consists in subjecting them to the cultic worship of a great architect, which shows its infernal features only when one is no longer able to turn back.
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|subjects=Antichrist
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|authors=Carlo Maria Viganò
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|source_name=Planet Lockdown
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|source_details=[https://youtu.be/Am7SRryXFVg Full interview with Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò-full about Planet Lockdown] - ca. 01:03:45
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|date=October 2021
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==Propaganda Due==
 
==Propaganda Due==
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The Propaganda Due (P2) lodge in [[Italy]] was a significant vehicle to implement [[Operation Gladio]] in that country.  
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The [[Propaganda Due]] (P2) lodge was a significant vehicle to implement [[Operation Gladio]] in [[Italy]].  
  
 
==Memberships==
 
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The [[UK/Army]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20191025223431/http://www.forces.net/news/masons-and-military-inside-secret-world</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20191025223529/http://www.forces.net/news/army-freemason-offers-insight-secret-society</ref>, as well as the [[US/Army]]<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20160628161014/http://www.stripes.com/news/mannheim-soldier-s-death-has-element-of-masonic-mystery-1.44856</ref> do have masons in the service. Exact numbers are not available, but according to some accounts the influence in the US Army is considerable.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljr9PymgYwA Free Mason ranks in the U.S. Army - An American Soldier Speaks] Youtube data: 125,360 views Oct 15, 2011 [https://www.youtube.com/user/BATTLEOPACITY/videos BATTLEOPACITY YT-Channel]</ref>
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The [[UK/Army]],<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20191025223431/http://www.forces.net/news/masons-and-military-inside-secret-world</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20191025223529/http://www.forces.net/news/army-freemason-offers-insight-secret-society</ref> as well as the [[US/Army]] do have masons in the service.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20160628161014/http://www.stripes.com/news/mannheim-soldier-s-death-has-element-of-masonic-mystery-1.44856</ref> Exact numbers are not available, but according to some accounts the influence in the US Army is considerable.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljr9PymgYwA Free Mason ranks in the U.S. Army - An American Soldier Speaks] Youtube views as of 10/2019: 125,360 views - [http://archive.is/SbLZW archived]</ref>
  
 
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Group.png Freemasonry  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
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Type secret society
Interest ofAnders Breivik, Altiyan Childs, William Cooper, Dave Cullen, Tony Gosling, Cristina Martín Jiménez, Henry Makow, Operation Tiberius, Walter Veith, Carlo Maria Viganò
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Freemasonry is a significant secret society.

Freemasonry is the largest worldwide secret society.[1][2][3] In the United States, Freemasonry led to the creation of the first third party in 1828, the Anti-Masonic Party.[4]

Origins

The first UK lodge was founded on 24 June 1717. The historian Jessica Harland-Jacobs concluded that by 1930, Masonry had a strong overall presence in the Army of the British Empire,[5] while regimental/military lodges were already common by the mid 18th century,[6] from whom British masonry spread to all regions of the globe.

Official narrative

Masonic pillars.jpg

The ideals of Freemasonry hold that a Freemason shall:[7][8]

  • believe in the existence of a ‘Supreme Being’
  • be concerned with the moral and spiritual values that are important in everyday life
  • honor: integrity, friendship, respect
  • care for those in his society that are most in need

Albert Pike

Albert Pike is considered one of the most important Masons of all time. In his book Morals and Dogma he writes:

“Lucifer, the Light-Bearer! Strange and mysterious name to give to the Spirit of Darkness! Lucifer, the Son of the Morning! Is it he who bears the light, and with its splendors intolerable blinds feeble, sensual or selfish Souls? Doubt it not!”
Albert Pike [9]

Criticism

Criticism of Freemasonry is known to masons as anti-masonry.[10] The Catholic Church has a history of condemning Masonry and "affiliated" societies via so called papal bulls and encyclicals.[11] The best known being Humanum Genus, which states in 1884:[12]

"the sect of Freemasons grew with a rapidity beyond conception in the course of a century and a half, until it came to be able, by means of fraud or of audacity, to gain such entrance into every rank of the State as to seem to be almost its ruling power".

Some catholics, like Carlo Maria Viganò, have renewed the criticism more recently:

“Freemasonry is the mystical body of Satan. Because Satan is the entity that it adores, at its highest levels of initiation. The illumination which it promotes to his members consists in subjecting them to the cultic worship of a great architect, which shows its infernal features only when one is no longer able to turn back.”
Carlo Maria Viganò (October 2021)  [13]

Propaganda Due

Vice News (Jun 11, 2022): The Freemasons and the Mafia - The Business of Crime

The Propaganda Due (P2) lodge was a significant vehicle to implement Operation Gladio in Italy.

Memberships

The UK/Army,[14][15] as well as the US/Army do have masons in the service.[16] Exact numbers are not available, but according to some accounts the influence in the US Army is considerable.[17]


 

Examples

Page nameDescription
Gunther FehlingerPolitical operative with an interest in the partitioning of Russia.<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a>
Licio GelliFascist deep politician who ran Propaganda Due
Propaganda Due"A state within a state", the Masonic lodge most deeply involved in Operation Gladio, apparently used by the CIA to subvert the Italian state.
Giancarlo Elia Valori"The current leaders of the 'contemporary Freemasonry'" in Italy.

 

Related Documents

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:Discussion with Artur Gherman re the situation in Moldova, 28 01 2017Discussion26 December 2018Integrity Initiative
Document:In eminentiPapal bull28 April 1738PopeFirst Papal Bull that deals with the condemnation of Freemasonry specifically.
Document:Why the secret handshake between police and Freemasons should worry usArticle2 January 2018Duncan CampbellSuccessive Met Commissioners have tried to end the society’s influence. It is as clear as ever that membership of both bodies is incompatible with public service.
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References

  1. ↑ https://www.britannica.com/topic/order-of-Freemasons
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180201172702/https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469613482/builders-of-empire/
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130606075435/http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/book_builders_empire.html
  4. ↑ http://archive.today/2020.11.15-071156/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Masonic_Party
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20191031104208/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331018808_Jessica_L_Harland-Jacobs_Builders_of_Empire_Freemasons_and_British_Imperialism_1717-1927#
  6. ↑ http://www.wcl760.com/docs/library/History%20of%20Military%20Lodges%20-%20Wilkerson.pdf
  7. ↑ https://freemasonscommunity.life/what-is-freemasonry/
  8. ↑ https://www.freemason.com/how-to-join/what-is-freemasonry/
  9. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20110424094131/http://amazingdiscoveries.org/S-deception-Freemason_Lucifer_Albert_Pike
  10. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20180113060706/http://www.jjcrowder743.com/anti.html
  11. ↑ http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/anti-masonry/papal_encyclicals.html
  12. ↑ http://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_18840420_humanum-genus.html
  13. ↑ Planet Lockdown Full interview with Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò-full about Planet Lockdown - ca. 01:03:45
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20191025223431/http://www.forces.net/news/masons-and-military-inside-secret-world
  15. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20191025223529/http://www.forces.net/news/army-freemason-offers-insight-secret-society
  16. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20160628161014/http://www.stripes.com/news/mannheim-soldier-s-death-has-element-of-masonic-mystery-1.44856
  17. ↑ Free Mason ranks in the U.S. Army - An American Soldier Speaks Youtube views as of 10/2019: 125,360 views - archived
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