The True Story about the Masonic Lodge and the Church

• What is it about Freemasonry that would cause churches to forbid or openly discourage seventy million Americans from membership?


• Why have eight popes condemned the Lodge?


• Why has the relationship between the Catholic Church and the Masonic order been strained for centuries?

Christianity and American Freemasonry answers these and many other questions. It was written with the belief that Christians, Masons, and others are entitled to a well-reasoned analysis of the issues involved and to an explanation of the attitude of the Christian bodies who oppose the Lodge. This book describes why Christianity and Freemasonry are incompatible.

Today over two million American men belong to the Masonic order, the largest and oldest secret fraternal society. In earlier history the Freemasons boasted a prestigious membership, including fourteen American presidents and such founding fathers as Ben Franklin, Paul Revere, and Alexander Hamilton.

Christianity and American Freemasonry is the most complete reference book available on the subject. Chapters discuss the state of American Freemasonry, the rituals and oaths, the Scottish and York rites, the allied organizations such as the Shriners, and the historic antagonism of Christianity.

• the three most noted experts on Masonry in America;


• Masonic ritual books, encyclopedias, and histories;


• three former Masons, now active Catholic laymen, who wholeheartedly contributed their firsthand knowledge of Masonic ritual and structure.

William Whalen is a nationally known expert on comparative religion, an author of 15 books and numerous magazine articles, and a retired Professor of Journalism of 42 years at Purdue University.