Famous Encyclical condemning Freemasonry.
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He was ordained a priest on December 31, 1837, and shortly thereafter appointed as legate of Benevento by Pope Gregory XVI.
Says, Let no man think that he may for any reason whatsoever join the Masonic sect."" About the Author: Pope Leo XIII, whose birth name was Vincenzo Pecci, was born in 1810 to an Italian comital family.
How it attacks the Church, undermines religion, weakens marriage, harms society, leads to paganism, etc.
Famous Encyclical condemning Freemasonry