From the Daily Caller: Former President Joe Biden, who is Catholic, joined a historically black Freemason lodge just one day before he left the presidency, an offense punishable by excommunication in the Church.
Biden was conferred with “Master Mason membership” and “full honors” on Jan. 19 at the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of South Carolina, according to the Conference of Grand Masters announcement. Joining the Freemasons as a Catholic forbids an individual from receiving communion, with the potential for excommunication, according to canon law of the Catholic Church.
“Herefore, be it resolved, that I, 27th Most Worshipful Grand Master, Victor C. Major, on behalf of the members of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of South Carolina, hereby confer membership upon President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. in recognition of his outstanding service to the United States of America,” the statement reads.
The Freemasons are a secret fraternal society that offers fellowship to the men who join, which includes secret rituals and customs, according to Britannica. The masons require that members profess a belief in a “supreme being,” but are not explicitly Christian.
The Catholic church has previously excommunicated people who joined the Freemasons, the report explains.
It is unclear whether Biden will be excommunicated, be barred from receiving communion, or be dealt any other punishment for the offense.
According to MasonicFind, there are 15 other former U.S. presidents who were Freemasons:
- George Washington
- James Monroe
- Andrew Jackson
- James K. Polk
- James Buchanan
- Andrew Johnson
- James A. Garfield
- William McKinley
- Theodore Roosevelt
- William H. Taft
- Warren G. Harding
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Harry S. Truman
- Gerald R. Ford
- Lyndon B. Johnson
So let me get this straight. The guy that gave the eulogy at the funeral for the head of the KKK is now a head member of a black Masonic Lodge and could be kicked out of the Catholic Church. Got it. https://t.co/wmLJikiohZ
— Toni (@FLNative73) January 25, 2025
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