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Cathedral Place 3 Saratoga Avenue Doornfontein Johannesburg, 2198 Republic of South Africa
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Private Bag X10 Doornfontein, 2028 Republic of South Africa
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Tel: +27 11 402 6400 Fax: +27 11 402 6406 Diocesan Departments, can also be contacted on the above Telephone No's Office Hours are Monday to Friday between 08h30 and 15h30. (South Africa is +2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). We do not have Daylight Savings Time in this country.)
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Who are the freemansonary?

This is more of a question more than a comment.

I would dearly like to know who are the freemasons and whether this people exist among us christians and if they pose any threat to christians especially we catholics?

I am a catichist, residing in Soweto.

-- Tieho Mothibe on March 16, 2007 12:54 PM (view details)

RE:freemason- not a threat-

According to a document I have read, a pope declared freemasonry and Christianity irreconcilable. I doubt they are a threat to Catholicism- they generally seem to focus on trade advantages. Apparently, it may be a mortal sin to be a freemason (i.e. be excommunicated, "from church and God" for it) see www.scripturecatholic.com. Their only threat seems to be to the economy, and perhaps to individuals should they convert them- because of James' warning in the book of James- against endorsing only those who can endorse you- over the poor. There should be no need to worry about them as a threat- Jesus promised that the Gates of hell would never overcome the Catholic church- we would neither become corrupt, or unbeneficial (see "on this rock- gates of hell" verse, amnd the one about the vine and branches.

-- Marc Aupiais on November 06, 2007 04:25 PM (view details)