“Everyone should avoid familiarity or friendship with anyone suspected of belonging to masonry or to affiliated groups.
Know them by their fruits and avoid them.
Every familiarity should be avoided, not only with those impious libertines who openly promote the character of the sect, but also with those who hide under the mask of universal tolerance, respect for all religions, and the craving to reconcile the maxims of the Gospel with those of the revolution.
These men seek to reconcile Christ and Belial, the Church of God and the state without God.”
47 Various Encyclicals by Pope Leo XIII
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I have read members of the Hierarchy may have been associated with Free-Masonry, which is banned!
Pope Leo was firm, about Not associating with these groups, but the infiltration has occurred. Pope Leo the XIII did not think Socialism or Capitalism was congruent to Christianity! I saw a video, that did not name names, but gave their titles.
Pope Leo, was not part of Modernization, even though his,Papacy brought in the 20 th Century!