{"id":45003,"date":"2025-01-26T19:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T19:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=45003"},"modified":"2025-01-26T19:05:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T19:05:20","slug":"you-cant-be-a-true-catholic-and-a-freemason-at-the-same-time-catholic-archdiocese-of-accra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2025\/01\/26\/you-cant-be-a-true-catholic-and-a-freemason-at-the-same-time-catholic-archdiocese-of-accra\/","title":{"rendered":"You can’t be a true Catholic and a Freemason at the same time \u2013 Catholic Archdiocese of Accra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Catholic Archdiocese of Accra has reiterated the Church\u2019s position on Freemasonry, firmly stating that Catholics cannot be Freemasons and remain true to the Catholic faith.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement issued by Most Rev. John Bonaventure Kwofie, Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, the Church clarified that its stance on Freemasonry remains unchanged and that membership in Masonic associations is incompatible with Catholic doctrine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t be a true Catholic and a Freemason at the same time,\u201d the Archbishop stated, addressing concerns over whether the Church had revised its position on Freemasonry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Archbishop referenced the 1983 document titled Declaration on Masonic Associations issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which explicitly forbids Catholic membership in Freemasonry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quoting from the document, he said: \u201cThe Church\u2019s negative judgment in regard to Masonic association remains unchanged since their principles have always been considered irreconcilable with the doctrine of the Church, and therefore membership in them remains forbidden. The faithful who enrol in Masonic associations are in a state of grave sin and may not receive Holy Communion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Archbishop also outlined key reasons for this stance, highlighting contradictions between Masonic principles and Catholic teachings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMasonic principles denigrate Jesus Christ, our Lord and God, placing Him on the same level as Buddha, Krishna, Confucius, and others. Prayers through Christ are omitted and instead addressed to the \u2018Great Architect of the Universe,\u2019\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added: \u201cFreemasonry wants the destruction of Christianity, and no one can claim to be a proud Catholic and a Freemason.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catholic Faith vs. Freemasonry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Archbishop criticised Freemasonry\u2019s approach to religious texts, which places the Bible on the same level as other religious writings. He described this as \u201cabsolutely preposterous\u201d and quoted Matthew 6:24 to emphasise the incompatibility: \u201cNo one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He further noted that Catholics who become Freemasons are in grave sin and are therefore barred from receiving Holy Communion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Call for adherence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Archbishop Kwofie urged Catholics, particularly young adults, to seek guidance from the Church and adhere to its teachings. \u201cMany of our Catholics, especially the Young Adults, need to know this and follow the Church for direction, especially at a time when some people are presenting Freemasonry as an association worth being affiliated to,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Archbishop concluded by encouraging Catholics to remain steadfast in their faith and to rely on the Holy Spirit for enlightenment: \u201cLet us kindly take note of this, and may the Holy Spirit continue to enlighten us to follow His path.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Catholic Archdiocese of Accra has reiterated the Church\u2019s position on Freemasonry, firmly stating that Catholics cannot be Freemasons and remain true to the Catholic faith. In a statement issued by Most Rev. John Bonaventure Kwofie, Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, the Church clarified that its stance on Freemasonry remains unchanged and that membership in Masonic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":45005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_post_source_name":"","_post_source_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43,1],"tags":[4553,5369,567,6609,6861,6537,12415,8116,11738,1445,7970,3091,6220,11128,4317,6833,10004,6348,594,5140],"class_list":["post-45003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news","tag-accra","tag-architect","tag-bible","tag-catholic","tag-christianity","tag-church","tag-communion","tag-destruction","tag-freemasonry","tag-god","tag-jesus","tag-jesus-christ","tag-love","tag-masters","tag-metropolitan","tag-roman-catholic","tag-sin","tag-us","tag-who","tag-young"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45003"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45007,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45003\/revisions\/45007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}