Freemasonry in the MET

[Roch]

Hundreds of Met officers and staff declare Freemasons links - BBC News https://share.google/CPXvPxuodXxGWgoyS

I wonder if we have any masons on here. Don't tend to hear much about it these days.

[Steve_uk]

Hundreds of Met officers and staff declare Freemasons links - BBC News https://share.google/CPXvPxuodXxGWgoyS

I wonder if we have any masons on here. Don't tend to hear much about it these days.

It's banned in the Roman Catholic Church, though not in Anglicanism. I don't agree with their rituals but don't see any harm, as long as they declare membership.

[Bubo bubo]

It's banned in the Roman Catholic Church, though not in Anglicanism. I don't agree with their rituals but don't see any harm, as long as they declare membership.

They have to believe in a supreme deity. They are also pledged to help each other. I wonder whether that includes telling lies.

[Steve_uk]

They have to believe in a supreme deity. They are also pledged to help each other. I wonder whether that includes telling lies.

Well, it's possible, though they are subject to the law of the land like anyone else. They do undertake some charity work.

[Bubo bubo]

Well, it's possible, though they are subject to the law of the land like anyone else. They do undertake some charity work.

Telling lies is not illegal but in some circumstances it is. They are not the only group to do charitable work in the community. So do the 'Round Table', 'The Lions', local Chambers of Commerce, etc So why be a Mason when there are many other organisations who do charitable works. What is its attraction. I understand that you have to have a sponsor to apply.

[Steve_uk]

Telling lies is not illegal but in some circumstances it is. They are not the only group to do charitable work in the community. So do the 'Round Table', 'The Lions', local Chambers of Commerce, etc So why be a Mason when there are many other organisations who do charitable works. What is its attraction. I understand that you have to have a sponsor to apply.

Maybe the attraction is career advancement. I wouldn't know.

[Bubo bubo]

Maybe the attraction is career advancement. I wouldn't know.

I agree but I think peoples misgivings are because it is a secret society.

This is an interesting report.

https://www.rt.com/op-ed/freemasonry-operation-tiberius-uk-972/

[ngb1066]

It's banned in the Roman Catholic Church, though not in Anglicanism. I don't agree with their rituals but don't see any harm, as long as they declare membership.

It is not completely banned in the RC Church, although often frowned upon.  I knew a Roman Catholic who was an active freemason.  He asked his bishop before joining and was told there was no problem. 

 

[ngb1066]

Hundreds of Met officers and staff declare Freemasons links - BBC News https://share.google/CPXvPxuodXxGWgoyS

I wonder if we have any masons on here. Don't tend to hear much about it these days.

I think it has generally declined with an increasingly older membership. It was quite common in the legal profession and some of the judiciary years ago but I suspect less now.  It was very big in the Met Police in the 1970s and 1980s.  Sir Robert Mark tried to curtail their influence but he had limited success. 
 

[Roch]

I think it has generally declined with an increasingly older membership. It was quite common in the legal profession and some of the judiciary years ago but I suspect less now.  It was very big in the Met Police in the 1970s and 1980s.  Sir Robert Mark tried to curtail their influence but he had limited success.

Thanks. I will have to Google Sir Robert Mark.

[Roch]

Sir Robert Mark: the man who cleaned up the Met Police - BBC News https://share.google/dso8b6dhOx6sqtFps