What’s the problem with Freemasonry, anyway?

The bishops of the Philippines issued a clarification that Catholics still cannot join the Masons. But why not?

The Catholic bishops of the Philippines reminded Catholics last week that the Church prohibits its members from becoming members of Masonic lodges. 

“Two of a Kind” by Joseph Keppler for Puck Magazine, 1884. Pillar image, because one of us has this framed on their office wall.

The bishops’ “clarification” was issued March 24 by the Episcopal Commission fo…