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''Inimica vis is'' a papal encyclical addressed to the Catholic bishops of Italy. It remarked on the multiple condemnations of
Freemasonry Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities ...
over the preceding century and a half and concentrated on the local difficulties of the Italian church. It was promulgated by Leo XIII in 1892. It is viewed as reproving the Italian bishops for an apathetic response to Freemasonry and it complained that some members of the Catholic clergy were co-operating with the Masonic and anticlerical government of Italy. It was seen as the start of Papal "bargaining" with the forces symbolised by Freemasonry, although it has also been noted that Freemasonry was denounced as a "vile sect".page 144, ''World Christianities, C. 1815-1914'', y Sheridan Gilley, Brian Stanley, Cambridge University Press. On the same date ''Inimica vis'' was promulgated, 18 December 1892, Pope Leo XIII wrote '' Custodi di quella fede'', an encyclical epistle addressed to the Italian people, attacking Freemasonry.


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List of encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII This article contains encyclicals issued by Pope Leo XIII during his twenty-five-year reign as Pope in 1878–1903.Pope Leo ...
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Papal Documents relating to Freemasonry There are many papal pronouncements against Freemasonry Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualificatio ...


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{{reflist Catholicism and Freemasonry Freemasonry in Italy 1892 in Christianity 1892 documents December 1892 events Encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII