The Catholic Church today still forbids Catholics from joining Freemasonry, and Church teaching treats membership as grave sin.

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Is it true that the Catholic Church today still forbids Catholics from joining Freemasonry, and Church teaching treats membership as grave sin?

Yes. A reference article on Freemasonry states the Catholic Church has prohibited Catholics from joining Masonic organisations since 1738, that the prohibition remains intact today, and that a 1981 declaration held members to be in a state of grave sin and barred from Holy Communion.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 1 source for, 0 against · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

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Freemasonry

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Freemasonry. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry

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