Papal documents relating to Freemasonry

There are many papal pronouncements against Freemasonry;[1] the most prominent include:

## Before Pius IX

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* 1738 (1738): Clement XII, In eminenti apostolatus.[1]
* 1751 (1751): Benedict XIV, Providas Romanorum.[1]
* 1821 (1821): Pius VII, Ecclesiam a Jesu Christo.[1]
* 1825 (1825): Leo XII, Quo graviora.[1]
* 1829 (1829): Pius VIII, Traditi humilitati.[1]
* 1830 (1830): Pius VIII, Litteris altero.[2]
* 1832 (1832): Gregory XVI, Mirari vos.[1][a]

## Pius IX

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* 1846 (1846): Pius IX, Qui pluribus.[1][b]
* 1849 (1849): Pius IX, Quibus quantisque malis.[1]
* 1864 (1864): Pius IX, Quanta cura.[1]
* 1865 (1865): Pius IX, Multiplices inter.[1]
* 1869 (1869): Pius IX, Apostolicae Sedis moderationi.[1]
* 1873 (1873): Pius IX, Etsi multa.[1]

## Leo XIII

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* 1882 (1882): Leo XIII, Etsi Nos.[1]
* 1884 (1884): Leo XIII, Humanum genus.[1]
* 1887 (1887): Leo XIII, Officio sanctissimo.[2]
* 1890 (1890): Leo XIII, Dall'alto dell'Apostolico Seggio.[1]
* 1892 (1892): Leo XIII, Custodi di quella fede.[2]
* 1892 (1892): Leo XIII, Inimica vis[2]
* 1894 (1894): Leo XIII, Praeclara gratulationis publicae.[1]
* 1902 (1902): Leo XIII, Annum ingressi.[1]

## Notes

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1. ^ "This encyclical does not mention Masonry, but religious indifferentism is one of the charges often leveled against Freemasonry in papal pronouncements. Some Roman Catholic authorities identify this pronouncement as anti-Masonic."[2]
2. ^ "While not mentioning Masonry directly, it criticizes those it does not identify for those same faults that the previous papal pronouncements imputed to Freemasonry, and is regarded as an anti-Masonic pronouncement by some Catholic sources."[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Gruber 1910; McInvale 1992.
2. ^ a b c d e f McInvale 1992.

* Gruber, Hermann (1910). "Masonry (Freemasonry)". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9\. New York: Robert Appleton Company. pp. 771–788.
* McInvale, Reid (c. 1992) [presented 1992-06-13]. "Roman Catholic Church law regarding Freemasonry". Transactions. 27. Waco, TX: Texas Lodge of Research A.F. & A.M. OCLC 10269407 - via a personal website.