Ovi Magazine Issue #24: Nationalism - Published: 2013-01-31

eemasonry United Italy
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dated 1867, the Pope expressed his concerns for the
rising anti-Christian sentiment , urging his fellow
brothers “to grieve at the evil abominations which
now defile unhappy Italy.” This stands as proof that
the masonic association was a powerful force in
Italian society. He addressed the evil powers that
destroy the providence of the Church: “By the
efforts of many, particularly those who hold power
in Italy, the venerable commands of God and the
sacred laws of the Church are completely despised.”
He refers to those in power as “the rebels of God,”
the men who walk in impiety and fight under the
standard of Satan.” Defiling the word of God, they
are compared to “ravening wolves panting after
their prey, they spill blood and destroy souls with
their grievous scandal.” The Pope deemed the
situation as threatening to the centralization of the
Church: “They plan to raise the standard of lies in
this beloved city of Ours, before the very Chair
of Peter, the center of Catholic truth and unity.”
A successor to Pope Pius IX, Pope Leon XIII also
addressed and condemned masonry throughout his
administration. He opposed credos and practices
that were allegedly related to freemasonry such
as naturalism and extreme secularism (a state that
does recognize or is not modelled after God’s
word). [2]
Just like the Vatican may have been an obstacle
in the political unification of Italy according to
the freemasons, radical beliefs and practices of
the secret society can also be seen as an obstacle
hindering the spiritual unification and growth of a
Christian population. If it is indeed true that the poet
was not able, even in his later life, to transcend any
resentment he felt toward the Catholic institution or
the political situation of his times in order to finally
accept the infinite love of God, then his intellectual
efforts to unite Italy were based on power and
provocation, instead of on sincere love for the
people of his nation. Any campaign for political
unity that is launched by a poet, secret society, or
an elected politician should not be a derivative of
internal spiritual chaos. Since masonic activities
were hinged on political motivations and toxic
feelings, the New World Order, controlled by secret
societies and corrupt secular governments would
not serve as a good substitute for Papal absolutism,
which had proven itself to be equally dreggy.
[1] http://www.americanethnologist.org/2012/italian-freemasonry
[2] http://www.piustheninth.com/appendix.htm
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