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Thread #163574   Message #3904535
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
09-Feb-18 - 04:36 AM
Thread Name: Freemasonry. Is it good or bad?
Subject: RE: Freemasonry. Is it good or bad?
From: Senoufou - PM
Date: 09 Feb 18 - 04:19 AM

It would have been simpler, then, merely to provide Catholics with a list of organisations they are forbidden to join. That would have made the situation perfectly clear to all.


Good point. But then you would need to ensure that the list did include every organisation that should be excluded, and somehow allow for the possibility that new organisations might arise who could say "we're not on the banned list". Surely it is better to make clear that organisations are excluded if they espouse certain principles.

Cheers
Nigel