Luke 16:19-31
19 There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen; and feasted sumptuously every day.
20 And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, who lay at his gate, full of sores,
21 Desiring to be filled with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table, and no one did give him; moreover the dogs came, and licked his sores.
22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died: and he was buried in hell.
The Laity is Lazarus, studiously ignored by the rich Hierarchy when they are not being propagandised into what is essentially a Masonic Philosophy and the rich Hierarchy hates the poor Laity in proportion to their desire/insistence they be allowed to worship as did their Fathers, Grandfathers, and Great Grandfathers.
The rich Hierarchy will not even give the poor traditional laity what the rich consider crumbs, the Real Mass, as compared to what the Hierarchy considers meat, their Lord's Supper/ Lil' Licit Liturgy.
The Laity is Lazarus, studiously ignored by the rich Hierarchy when they are not being propagandised into what is essentially a Masonic Philosophy and the rich Hierarchy hates the poor Laity in proportion to their desire/insistence they be allowed to worship as did their Fathers, Grandfathers, and Great Grandfathers.
The rich Hierarchy will not even give the poor traditional laity what the rich consider crumbs, the Real Mass, as compared to what the Hierarchy considers meat, their Lord's Supper/ Lil' Licit Liturgy.
Can any man identify one modern Pope or Prelate who does not live as though he were a rich man or who does not daily dine on what it is he desires to eat?
Oncet, our Popes and our Prelates were concerned about Theocentrism but since the revolutionary 1960s, they are now concerned with man and his earthly existence and so we have an Anthropocentric orientation which, sad but true, is actualised in a way that differs little from Masonry:
Statement on Freemasonry and Religion
Prepared by the Masonic Information Center
Basic Principles. Freemasonry is not a religion, nor is it a substitute for religion. It requires of its members a belief in God as part of the obligation of every responsible adult, but advocates no sectarian faith or practice. Masonic ceremonies include prayers, both traditional and extempore, to reaffirm each individual’s dependence on God and to seek divine guidance. Freemasonry is open to men of any faith, but religion may not be discussed at Masonic meetings.
The Supreme Being. Masons believe that there is one God and that people employ many different ways to seek, and to express what they know of God. Masonry primarily uses the appellation, “Grand Architect of the Universe,” and other non-sectarian titles, to address the Deity. In this way, persons of different faiths may join together in prayer, concentrating on God, rather than differences among themselves. Masonry believes in religious freedom and that the relationship between the individual and God is personal, private, and sacred.
Volume of the Sacred Law. An open volume of the Sacred Law, “the rule and guide of life,” is an essential part of every Masonic meeting. The Volume of the Sacred Law in the Judeo/Christian tradition is the Bible; to Freemasons of other faiths, it is the book held holy by them.
The Oath of Freemasonry. The obligations taken by Freemasons are sworn on the Volume of the Sacred Law. They are undertakings to follow the principles of Freemasonry and to keep confidential a Freemason’s means of recognition. The much discussed “penalties,” judicial remnants from an earlier era, are symbolic, not literal. They refer only to the pain any honest man should feel at the thought of violating his word.
Freemasonry Compared with Religion. Freemasonry lacks the basic elements of religion: (a) It has no dogma or theology, no wish or means to enforce religious orthodoxy. (b) It offers no sacraments. (c) It does not claim to lead to salvation by works, by secret knowledge, or by any other means. The secrets of Freemasonry are concerned with modes of recognition, not with the means of salvation.
Freemasonry Supports Religion. Freemasonry is far from indifferent toward religion. Without interfering in religious practice, it expects each member to follow his own faith and to place his Duty to God above all other duties. Its moral teachings are acceptable to all religions.
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With the advent of the new Ecumenism (Ecumenism is the Universal Solvent of tradition) the Shadow Church (it lacks substance) behaves as though it were part or Masonry.
O, to be sure, Masonry, like the Shadow Church, says it will not enforce orthodoxy but even the lowliest mason gets to wear cool costumes.