Regular Masonic jurisdictions

The notion of regularity comes from the internal language of the various Masonic teaching styles and systems. After 8 Regulation of Anderson 's constitution a box is regular if it works according to the rules of the constitution patent was issued to. After that, the Grand Lodge " regularity " of the respective recognized member lodges confirm with patents:

"If any set or Number of Masons Shall take upon Themselves to form a Lodge without the Grand Master's Warrant, the regular Lodges are not to countenance them, or own them as fair brethren and duly form'd, nor approve of Their Acts and Deeds; but must treat them as Rebels, Until They humble Themselves, as the Grand Master, Shall, in his Prudence, direct, and until he approve of them by his Warrant, Which must be signified to the other Lodges, as the Custom is When a new Lodge is to be registered in the List of Lodges. "

A Freemason is regular if it was made in a lawful manner to Freemasons. If he had been initiated into an irregular box or in an irregular shape so it can be regularized.

In the history of Freemasonry existed between the Grand Orient of France ( GOdF ) and the United Grand Lodge of England ( UGLoE ) originally mutual recognition. It was not until 1877, the Grand Orient de France renounced the request of the Calvinist pastor Frédéric Desmons for reasons of conscience on the formula from the Almighty Architect of the Universe, the United Grand Lodge of England in 1913, the contacts broke on one side, and know since the Grand Orient of France and of their recognized Grand Lodges and lodges no longer be regular at. This, however, looks at the United Grand Lodge of England and the satisfaction of Grand Lodges and lodges continue to be regular.

In today's time, this non-recognition is established by the United Grand Lodge of England, especially with the fact that emanating from the Grand Orient of France liberal lodges against their own " Basic Principles " of the United Grand Lodge of England in finding that they do not require a belief in a Supreme Being and women's lodges and mixed-gender lodges recognize.

Since March 10, 1999, the United Grand Lodge of England prohibited in a public statement officially the visit of ritual gatherings liberal lodges.

" Irregular and Unrecognised Grand Lodges There are some self-styled Masonic bodies did do not meet standards synthesis, eg Which do not require a was in a Supreme Being, or allow or Which Encourage Their members to participate participation as examined in political matters. These bodies are Recognized by the Grand Lodge of England as being Masonically irregular, and Masonic contact with them is forbidden. "

Although members recognized by the United Grand Lodge of England Freemasonry must have no contact with Masonic lodges that accommodate women, yet tacitly isolated joint work come about - despite exclusion risk because of irregular behavior. In principle, there are good relations between the two directions of Freemasonry. The League of Freemasonry is its innermost essence a certain and general; all lodges all over the world form ideally only one box.