N.B. He is already latae sententiae excommunicated for at lest two offenses: ferociously defending, funding and promoting and praising abortion by every means available and for conducting a same-sex marriage as V.P.
Former US President Joe Biden has joined the Freemasons even though the Catholic Church can punish membership of the secret society with excommunication.
Mr Biden, a Catholic, was admitted to the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of South Carolina on January 19, the day before he handed over the US presidency to Donald Trump.
His membership was announced at a ceremony in which Victor C. Major, the Most Worshipful Grand Master of the South Carolina lodge, said: “I…on behalf of the members of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of South Carolina, hereby confer membership upon President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. in recognition of his outstanding service to the United States of America.”
By joining the Masons, Mr Biden, 82, puts himself starkly at odds with the teachings of the Catholic Church.
President Joe Biden being made a member of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of South Carolina on 19 January 2025 (image from conferenceofgrandmasterspha.org)
In its 1983 Declaration on Masonic Associations, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) stated that membership was not permitted in any circumstances.
It said: “The Church’s negative judgement in regard to Masonic association remains unchanged since their principles have always been considered irreconcilable with the doctrine of the Church and therefore membership remains forbidden.
“The faithful who enrol in Masonic associations are in a state of grave sin and may not receive Holy Communion.”
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