The American Minervan

Tag: Catholicism and Masonry

  • Theosophy in Italy before Blavatsky: Bl. Antonio Rosmini-Serbati and the Rosminians

    Theosophy in Italy before Blavatsky: Bl. Antonio Rosmini-Serbati and the Rosminians

    HELENA P. BLAVATSKY frequently visited Italy in namely Bologna, Bari, Trieste, Venice, Rome, and Naples. Many of her acquaintances in Italy became members of the Theosophical Society. In 1851, H.P.B. met Giuseppe Mazzini, and at the “Battle of Mentana” (Rome) in 1867 she participated with volunteers alongside the troops of Giuseppe Garibaldi. Both were Italian patriots during…

  • Pope Leo XIII’s Encyclical Humanum Genus on Freemasonry

    Pope Leo XIII’s Encyclical Humanum Genus on Freemasonry

    Pope Leo XIII on Freemasonry and the Sacred Congregation on Catholics becoming Masons. Concerning their attitude toward the Freemasons, we may turn to a summation in Pope Leo XIII’s Encyclical on Freemasonry (Humanum Genus). Below is the 1981 document on the Status of Catholics becoming Freemasons in the Church from the Office of the Sacred…