by Emily Mangiaracina, LifeSite News:
The Grand Master of the lodge pointed out that ‘freedom, equality, and fraternity’ — elevated as societal ideals in Francis’ Fratelli tutti — are ‘the three core values of Freemasonry.’
The Grand Lodge of Italy has hailed Pope Francis’ work as “deeply resonant with the principles of Freemasonry,” in the wake of his death on Monday.
“The Grand Lodge of Italy of the ALAM joins in the universal mourning for the passing of Pope Francis, a pastor who, through his teachings and his life, embodied the values of brotherhood, humility, and the pursuit of a universal humanism,” wrote Luciano Romoli, Grand Master of the Great Lodge of Italy of the A.L.A.M. in a statement published Tuesday.
