Author Topic: Grand Lodge of Italy on Francis (Read 367 times)

nonpossumus · « **on:** April 23, 2025, 03:11:19 PM »

Doesn't look like this has already been posted (apologies if it has!) The Grand Lodge of Italy hails Francis at his death ...

Italian Fɾҽҽmαsσɳɾყ mourns Francis, a kindred spirit

Francis, the Pope of the Poor and Forgotten [‘The Last Ones’]

Obituary from The Grand Lodge of Italy of the Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons, Italy

The Grand Lodge of Italy of the Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons joins in the universal mourning for the death of Pope Francis, a shepherd who, through his magisterium and his life, embodied the values of brotherhood, humility, and the quest for a planetary humanism.
The Grand Lodge of Italy of the Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons joins in the universal mourning for the death of Pope Francis, a shepherd who, through his magisterium and his life, embodied the values of brotherhood, humility, and the quest for a planetary humanism. Coming from the “end of the world”, Jorge Mario Bergoglio knew how to change the Church, bringing the revolutionary teaching of Saint Francis of Assisi into the present moment of history.
In this time of mourning, our Communion wishes to pay homage to the vision of Pope Francis, whose work bears a profound resonance with the principles of Fɾҽҽmαsσɳɾყ: the centrality of the person, respect for the dignity of every individual, the construction of a community of solidarity, the pursuit of the common good. His encyclical Fratelli tutti stands as a manifesto. Libertas, Aequalitas, Fraternitas [Liberty, Equality, Fraternity] is the threefold axis of Fɾҽҽmαsσɳɾყ’s value system. To overcome divisions, ideologies, and the dominant single thought in order to recognise the richness of differences and build a humanity united in diversity—this was Francis’ ardent desire, and it is the very design pursued by the Grand Lodge of Italy.
Pope Francis knew how to reconcile faith and reason, complementary dimensions of the human experience, renewing the Anselmian principle of credo ut intelligam [I believe so that I may understand]. A faith capable of questioning itself, of welcoming doubt, and of dialogue, which we also find in the Masonic initiatory method, founded on a path free from dogmas and substantiated by the unceasing search for truth.
The reign of Francis placed at its heart the poor and forgotten, along with care for the planet and an ethics of development grounded in human dignity. This too is reflected in the Masonic construction of the “inner Temple”, founded on tolerance, solidarity, and resistance against hatred and ignorance, and it finds a profound correspondence in Bergoglio’s pastoral work, who with his “gentle revolution” showed that humility and dialogue are instruments of authentic strength. In the line of the “Francis Economy” and the vision of a “common home”, Fɾҽҽmαsσɳɾყ supports the commitment to a sustainable, just, and united future.
In this time marked by grave crises, the Grand Lodge of Italy finds itself in accord with Pope Francis’ appeal for a “planetary conscience”, which recognises humanity as a community of destiny. We honour his memory by continuing to work for an ethic of restraint, for respect of the other, and for the construction of a Temple founded on solidarity, freedom of thought, and universal brotherhood.
Luciano Romoli
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Italy of the Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons
Rome, 22 April 2025

Geremia · « **Reply #1 on:** April 23, 2025, 09:58:52 PM »

‘Man of boundless compassion’: Leaders in Israel, Mideast mourn death of Pope Francis

(That article mentions he visited Zionism founder Theodor Herzl's grave! That alone would seem to be an act of apostasy (as St. Thomas says praying at Mohammad's grave would be)); Herzl disrespected Pope St. Pius X!)

Giovanni Berto · « **Reply #2 on:** April 23, 2025, 10:33:13 PM »

Quote from: Geremia on April 23, 2025, 09:58:52 PM

‘Man of boundless compassion’: Leaders in Israel, Mideast mourn death of Pope Francis

(That article mentions he visited Zionism founder Theodor Herzl's grave! That alone would seem to be an act of apostasy (as St. Thomas says praying at Mohammad's grave would be)); Herzl disrespected Pope St. Pius X!)

Herzl's account of his visit to the great Pope gives us a precious first hand account of how generous, kind and charitable the saintly Pope was. He was patient, calm and very welcoming for a man that he knew that was bad. The whole point of the account is to discredit Pius X, but it does just the opposite.

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