Custodi di quella Fede

Custodi quella di Fede is an encyclical of Pope Leo XIII. This Apostolic circulars he turns on December 8, 1892 for the first time not a episcopate, but to the Italian people. The encyclical is subtitled " about Freemasonry ". On the same date, and the topic about Freemasonry, he turned to the knight is fuller vis encyclical to the bishops of Italy.

At the Italian people

The Pope describes and laments the deplorable situation in Italy and a relapse into paganism. The loss of faith and morals is so vulnerable and the renegades were exposed to the vices, he writes, he therefore see a great danger and moral decay of the Catholic faith. Who wants to join the Freemasons, but should keep in mind that he would be excluded from communion and communion of the Catholic Christians.

Threat of Freemasonry

First, he reminds us of the encyclicals written by him Etsi nos ( 1882), humanum genus (1884 ) and Sapientiae Christianae (1890), with which Masonry was met with disapproval. In a further letter dall'alto dell'Apostolico Seggio (1890) he had also warned of the threat posed by Freemasonry. The Satanic intention of Freemasons was the attack on Catholic morality and contrary to the sacred principles and the laws of the gospel. But in the Masonic programs there are also many contradictions, let themselves explain the organized abuse and other manifestations on the right of the Company. He throws Freemasonry before antisocial behavior, which can be represented in the form of discord, corruption and crime. Furthermore, he claims to have recognized that socialism and communism would open by Freemasonry and the ways this could lead to anarchy.

The key message

As a guideline, for each Italian Catholics of the paragraph can be understood 15, he writes:

" Everybody should confidentiality and friendship with someone avoid who is suspected to Freemasonry or other related groups you belong to. Detects them by their fruits and avoid them. Each contact should be avoided, not only with these sacrilegious freethinkers who openly promote the character of the sect, but also with all those who are behind the mask of universal tolerance, respect for all religions ... to hide. "

Finally, the Pope calls on the common fight against the evil in society, he appeals to the men and women not to succumb to the temptations of the Freemasons. In schools, organizations, congresses and especially by the Italian people these machinations must be counteracted.