Qui pluribus
Qui pluribus (On Faith And Religion) was an encyclical promulgated by Pope Pius IX in 1846.[1] It disputed the belief that reason should be put above faith.
It singled out the free gift of anti-Catholic Bibles. Its coupling of political liberalism and religious indifferentism is seen as a condemnation of the Italian Carbonari in particular and Freemasonry in general but it did not mention Freemasonry directly.[2]
Legacy
Religious pluralism
Qui pluribus's opposition to religious pluralism was similar to the encyclicals issued by the predecessors of the Pontiff, most especially Mirari vos, issued by Pope Gregory XVI. Some have argued that the condemnations were softened somewhat by the declaration of the Second Vatican Council Dignitatis humanae, but others see no change.
Opposition to Freemasonry
The Catholic Church's prohibition of membership in Masonic organizations is considered to be still in force. However, Canon Law does not state this directly; only in its Abstract is the implication stated directly.
See also
- List of encyclicals of Pope Pius IX
- Papal Documents relating to Freemasonry
- Anticlericalism and Freemasonry
- Anti-Masonry
- Christianity and Freemasonry
- Catholicism and Freemasonry
- Clarification concerning status of Catholics becoming Freemasons
References
- ↑ Qui pluribus
- ↑ "While not mentioning Masonry directly, it criticizes those it does not identify for those same faults that the previous papal pronouncements imputed to Freemasonry, and is regarded as an anti-Masonic pronouncement by some Catholic sources." Roman Catholic Church Law Regarding Freemasonry by Reid McInvale, Texas Lodge of Research
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