Former President Joe Biden, who is Catholic, joined the historically black Masonic Lodge one day before leaving office.
Biden said, “Master Mason Membership” and “Full Honors” on January 19th at Prince Hall Grand Lodge, the most venerated of Free and Accepted Masons in South Carolina. According to At the Grand Master’s presentation meeting. Join Freemasonry as Catholic Bans individual from receiving Holy Communion, with the possibility of excommunication; According to to the canon law of the Catholic Church.
“Notwithstanding this, on behalf of the twenty-seventh Worshipful Grand Master Victor C. Major, a member of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the State of South Carolina, hereby confer membership upon the President; has been decided. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., in recognition of outstanding service to the United States of America.” (Related: ‘Don’t write about laptops’: 2 former Politico reporters claim outlet shot down negative stories about Biden)
Former President Joe Biden gestures while arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, following the inauguration ceremony held at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on January 20, 2025. (Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Parish Hall Freemasonry, which takes its name from its founder, is a historically black sect of Freemasonry founded in 1775 by freed African slaves. According to Go to the lodge page. Biden is now the 16th president in American history to become a Freemason. According to On MasonicFind.
Freemasonry is a secret fraternal society that offers communion to its participants, including secret rituals and customs. According to To Britannica. Masonry requires its members to profess belief in a “Supreme Being” but is not explicitly Christian.
Before the 1983 revision, the Catholic Church prescribed automatic excommunication for anyone who joined Freemasonry. According to to canon law. However, this amendment does not mention the organization by name and instead prohibits individuals from receiving Holy Communion or penalizes anyone who “joins an association that opposes the Church.”
The Church has previously imposed excommunication for crimes, but the new language does not change the possibility. According to to the Catholic answer.
The Archdiocese of Washington and the Diocese of Wilmington did not immediately respond to questions about whether Biden would face excommunication.
The Grandmasters Conference did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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