With one exception, American local Lodges are grouped in state Grand Lodges that are recognized by the Mother Lodge in London. They re-enact their central myth, the death and resurrection of Hiram Abiff, legendary builder of Solomon’s Temple. Initiation is the main business of a local Masonic Temple. The basic unit of “regular” Freemasonry is the Blue (or Craft) Lodge, which “works” (imparts) the three traditional degrees-Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and Master. But the Lodge has many suites, annexes, and outbuildings whose inmates are not necessarily fraternal towards each other, much less filial towards God. On the other hand, the Craft likes to present itself as “an ancient Order dedicated to the Brotherhood of Man and the Fatherhood of God.” Some of the “Brethren” may take that description seriously, depending on which room of the Masonic edifice they inhabit. Many Catholics view Freemasonry as a dangerous-even Satanic-conspiracy founded to destroy the Faith.
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