I found the Papal Allocution I was looking for:

I wasted 20 minutes on this garbage video. This NO idiot has no business writing books or producing videos. His allegations that Venerable Pius IX was “certainly” a Freemason and Pope Leo the XIII was “most likely” a Freemason are almost totally supported by unreliable Freemasonic sources and the hoaxer and liar, Leo Taxil. BTW: President Washington was a Freemason by name only. He was given “honors” by the Freemasons because of his prominence. The evidence for this is in the letter attached below.

SOME EXPERT ON Fɾҽҽmαsσɳɾყ…… 

I wasted 20 minutes on this garbage video.

I thought it was a reasonable and balanced presentation, ending with the key point that both the popes who were alleged to have had ties to Fɾҽҽmαsσɳɾყ in their youth were enlightened about it and turned on the Masons.  He didn't overstate the case and left room for doubt.  There's no question but that Pius IX had been one of the most liberal bishops before his election and was in fact championed by the Masonic allies among the Cardinals ... but then turned on them.  That incident with donating the stone for Washington's monument ... only to have had it stolen by an anti-Masonic group ... was also interesting.

Article from 1871 refuting that Venerable Pius IX was a Freemason. I love this part: “The precious extract given above is a specimen of the gullibility of Protestants in general and Freemasons in particular.”  

BTW: Did you see the evidence I posted, that you asked for, regarding Pope Pius IX being highly offended by the allegations?

Nowhere did he deny ever having joined the Masons.  It's unclear exactly what he's denying, and the closest thing in there that he comes to denying is that the Holy See was an ally of the Masons ... which he clearly wasn't by that time.

Here's another topic ... similar to FE ... where it's clear that you have some psychological / emotional attachment to the outcome and won't look at it openly.  I think it's possible that he joined the Masons and possible that Leo XIII did as well.  Lots of people joined the Masons as it was, as the gentleman who made the video above indicated, the "thing to do" for people in certain social circles.  What someone did or did not do as a youthful indiscretion has nothing to do with their later life.

Even if you take actual membership in the Masons off the table, there's no doubt that Pius IX was one of THE most liberal Bishops / Cardinals in the Church prior to his election and that he was a favorite of the Masonic-affiliated electors and the liberals among the Cardinals, and that he was converted by the graces of his office, in a clear demonstration of the guidance of the Holy Spirit over the Papacy ... vs. the R&R thesis that individuals who are liberal and have "messed up brains" would be allowed by the Holy Spirit to wreck the Church.

Nowhere did he deny ever having joined the Masons.  It's unclear exactly what he's denying, and the closest thing in there that he comes to denying is that the Holy See was an ally of the Masons ... which he clearly wasn't by that time.

Here's another topic ... similar to FE ... where it's clear that you have some psychological / emotional attachment to the outcome and won't look at it openly.  I think it's possible that he joined the Masons and possible that Leo XIII did as well.  Lots of people joined the Masons as it was, as the gentleman who made the video above indicated, the "thing to do" for people in certain social circles.  What someone did or did not do as a youthful indiscretion has nothing to do with their later life.

Even if you take actual membership in the Masons off the table, there's no doubt that Pius IX was one of THE most liberal Bishops / Cardinals in the Church prior to his election and that he was a favorite of the Masonic-affiliated electors and the liberals among the Cardinals, and that he was converted by the graces of his office, in a clear demonstration of the guidance of the Holy Spirit over the Papacy ... vs. the R&R thesis that individuals who are liberal and have "messed up brains" would be allowed by the Holy Spirit to wreck the Church.

The author of this reference got the connection that you conveniently overlooked:

In a solemn allocution, on April 20, 1849, Pius IX feelingly referred to the rumor connecting him with Masonry, and denounced it as “the blackest of all calumnies” ever uttered against his sacred but much-maligned person. (Cf. Pachtler, Der Götze der Humanität. Freiburg 1875, pp. 721-722)


You have no proof other than masonic sources (known liars) and farfetched circuмstantial evidence. Why would any Catholic even want to believe such a thing about that Venerable Pope? 

Thank you, Quo.  Once again, I apologize.  I shall ask Matthew to delete it.

No problem Magdalena, you are most welcome! 😀

No problem Magdalena, you are most welcome! 😀

For the record, these two links have also been provided on this thread:

https://novusordowatch.org/2013/03/calumny-against-pope-pius9/

https://novusordowatch.org/2020/11/were-popes-benedict14-pius9-freemasons/