Oh WOW! Thanks again. Len Jim McKane Kitchener, Ontario
May you always Have Love to Share, Health to Spare, and Friends who Care.. On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 6:10 AM Len Swindley <[email protected]> wrote: > This item may explain things: Masons did not exclude membership of > Catholics Papal ban of Freemasonry - Wikipedia > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_ban_of_Freemasonry#:> > > > > Len > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > *From: *James McKane <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Tuesday, 9 February 2021 9:50 PM > *To: *CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List > <[email protected]> > *Cc: *Jean Crozier <[email protected]>; Len Swindley > <[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: CoTyroneList Digest, Vol 754, > Issue 1 > > > > Thanks for the detailed clarification, Len. My father was a Mason for most > of his life. As a result, I was always of the impression Masons were > Protestant and Catholics were Knights of Columbus. I was unaware the > Masonic Order was non-denominational. > > > > Jim > > > > > Jim McKane > > Kitchener, Ontario > > > > May you always Have Love to Share, > Health to Spare, and Friends who Care.. > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 5:44 AM Len Swindley via CoTyroneList < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you indeed Jean. > > > > The following article may provide some answers to your questions: > > > > RECORDS OF THE FREEMASONS IN IRELAND – C. C. Horton, [then] Archivist to > the Freemasons of Ireland > > FAMILIA: Ulster Genealogical Review (Ulster Genealogical & Historical > Guide, Belfast) 1986 p65-9 > > ……….When we come to examine the social background of the members we often > have to rely on non-Masonic sources for clues. However, the main criteria > for membership remains the same today as it did 250 years ago. The Order is > only open to men of goodwill, without maim or defect, who believe in God > and who are over the age of twenty-one. > > The Masonic Order has never barred any prospective member from its ranks > on the basis of religion. In fact the Order in Ireland was predominantly > Catholic until after the 1840s when Daniel O’Connell, the Liberator > resigned from the Order after being informed that membership of the Order > and the Roman Catholic Church were incompatible. He often defended the > order both in his speeches and on occasion as a barrister. He described the > basis of the order as “Philanthropy unconfined by sect, nation, colour or > religion” > > > > ……... in general the Order comprised of members that we would describe > today as middle-class with a generous sprinkling of members of the gentry > to add respectability. > > > > I hope this helps, > > Len Swindley > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > >
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