re: All Freemasons, Shriners Check In Thread

My grandfather was a Mason and a Shriner. They are the same organization I believe. He has the symbol of the Mason on his tombstone.

Info of being bothLINK

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Is there conflict between Masonic teaching and Cathoic/Christian teaching/beliefs?

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I'm not Catholic, so I can't speak with great authority on their specific teachings; but the short answer to your question is no. I have sat in lodge with many Catholic masons and there is nothing in our teachings or rituals that is negative towards any religion.

The long answer explaining the schism between the two organizations has to do with history: the Catholic Church, Frances's debt, Church debt, and the eventual assimilation of the Knights Templar into the Lodges of Scotland/England (the English church not having good relations with the Catholic Church is a big contributor).

Lots of interesting history there. But nothing negative or preventive from the Masonic side these days.