A detail of the Masonic apron depicted on a statue of George Washington in the Masonic hall in New York City, USA. On November 15 the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released a reminder that Catholics enrolled in Freemasonry are “in a state of grave sin and may not receive Holy Communion”. Photo: OSV News/ Wikimedia Commons Chris Altieri There was a curious news item carried by Vatican News recently, one which, among other things, reminds us that the Catholic Church has both real enemies and a long memory. It may also, however, serve to illustrate that often enough, the Church’s worst enemy is within – and the enemy isn’t who…
