Mar 5, 2026
Pope Leo XIII’s 1884 encyclical Humanum Genus is the Church’s
most comprehensive explanation of why, ever since 1738, she has
forbidden Catholics to become Freemasons. Reading the encyclical
today, one has the thought that its continued relevance has less to
do with the present-day activities of Masonic organizations, and
more to do with the fact that Masonic ideas have already come to
pervade Western society.
Thomas’s article about Humanum Genus https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/pope-leo-xiii-against-freemasonry/
Pope Leo XIII, Humanum Genus https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_18840420_humanum-genus.html
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