06/11/2026
Throwback Thursday goes back to 1738 when Pope Clement XII issued the Papal Bull "In Eminenti" which effectively excommunicating Catholics who joined the fraternity. This marked the beginning of a centuries-long tension between the Catholic Church and Masonic organizations, a dynamic that profoundly influenced the development of lodges in historically Catholic regions like France, Italy, and South America.
Freemasons welcome all to join so long as they believe in a Supreme Being.