Why Catholics Cannot Be Masons by John Salza

Author:John Salza [Salza, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Action & Adventure
ISBN: 9780895559708
Publisher: TAN Books
Published: 2011-02-28T06:00:00+00:00

Masonry’s notion that man can gain Heaven by practicing his own version of morality is irreconcilable with the Catholic Faith, not only because it views Catholic morality as relative, but also because it denies any need for the Saviour or for His Church. The Catholic Church teaches that prior to repentance and Baptism, man is separated from God and is under the curse of eternal death for the sin of Adam.5 Man is born under the condemnation “of the law.” (Romans 4:15; Galatians 3:10). There is absolutely nothing a man can do by his own efforts (whether it be by faith or by works) without Sanctifying Grace in his soul to merit eternal life. The Council of Trent teaches: “If anyone says that man can be justified before God by his own works, whether done by his own natural powers or through the teaching of the law, without divine grace through Jesus Christ, let him be anathema.”6

It is only through the “Second Adam”—Jesus Christ— that a man is saved from the condemnation of the law.7 In Baptism, God removes the “stain” of Adam’s sin (Original Sin), forgives a man his personal sins, infuses his soul with Sanctifying Grace, by which he is “justified,” and he becomes a child of God.8 A man is then able to have a supernatural relationship with God, and God will reward him for his faith and works that are performed in the state of Sanctifying Grace. If a man does not respond to God’s grace through Christ, he remains alienated from God and can have no hope of eternal life.9 This is why Our Lord says, “He that believes in him [Jesus Christ] is not judged. But he that does not believe is already judged, because he believes not in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” (John 3:18, emphasis added).

God is able to offer man grace to save his soul because of the propitiatory sacrifice of Jesus Christ offered once on Calvary and renewed in the Holy Mass.10 Grace is not earned by living a life of Masonic virtue, but is given freely by God through Christ to enable us to respond to His love.11 Because it is God’s free choice to associate man with the work of His grace, no one can merit the first reception of Sanctifying Grace, no matter how “good” or “moral” he is on the natural, human level.12 Perfection and salvation come not by way of the Common Gavel, but by the cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Without Christ, there is no grace, and without grace, there is no salvation. In light of the pronouncements of the Council of Trent, Masonry’s teachings on the salvation of man without the grace of Christ are anathema.

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