Such a call is senseless; it is completely meaningless because Freemasonry is well-known, and they have publicly stated in all their official documents, which are available to the public, that their central ideology is religious relativism. They would never recognize Christ as the only way to God, as this would undermine the entire ideology of Freemasonry. Therefore, there is no ideology, movement, group, or organization more contradictory to the Catholic faith than Freemasonry.
There is no meaning in having an official dialogue with them, and it has already been attempted. In the 1970s and early 1980s, there was an official dialogue between the Catholic Church and Freemasonry in Germany. The Holy See asked the German Bishops' Conference to facilitate this dialogue, and it lasted for several years and was taken very seriously. I know of one priest who was involved, though he has since passed away, as has the bishop who participated. It was conducted very seriously. In the end, both sides, including the representative of Freemasonry, acknowledged that the Catholic faith and Freemasonry’s ideals or principles cannot be reconciled. Even the Freemasons themselves acknowledged this.
Therefore, the Catholic Church issued a document in 1983 and again in November of last year, through the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, stating that Freemasonry and the Catholic faith are incompatible and cannot be reconciled. Consequently, a Catholic cannot be a member of Freemasonry. If a Catholic is a member, they are in a state of grave sin and cannot be admitted to Holy Communion.
This remains the Church’s position, and thus, engaging in such a dialogue is meaningless and only sends a wrong signal, causing confusion as if the Church has changed its position. Of course, there are areas where we can engage with Freemasons or other organizations, such as discussing public issues like poverty or defending natural law and morality, but this is difficult. Official Freemasonry has always promoted immorality in some way and has undermined natural law and morality, especially in recent times. Therefore, it is unrealistic and misleading to establish an official dialogue with Freemasonry.
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