ANSWER by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM on June 27, 2004

Dear John: I did not have the time to read the article carefully, but I did skim it. From what I saw the article is factual and correct about the "gospel of success", which by the way, is a close cousin to the "name it and claim it" gospel of Kenneth Copeland and Kenneth Hagen. Both of these man-made notions, "gospel of success" and the "gospel of name it and claim it" are erroneous and destructive to not only the Faithful but to all who hear it. In terms of what the article said about the Freemasons, it is totally correct. Freemasonry is condemned by the Catholic Church and any Catholic belonging to the Masons is in grave sin and therefore risking his soul and is barred from receiving Communion. Freemasons are the biggest and most powerful "cult" on the planet. They "danger" lies in their subtlety and secrecy and good works in the community that all disguise the true nature of Freemasonry. I have had to deal with several demonized people who became demonized because of being Masons or having family members who are Masons. No Christian can hope to even think about being a Mason. It boggles my mind that anyone, no matter how innocently finding interest in the Masons, could continue membership after going through the very first initiation rites. These very first rites are OBVIOUSLY counter to the Christian faith. All I can figure about why Christians do not go running out of the room as soon as the see the nature of the ritual, is that they are either utterly ignorant of the Christian faith, or deluded, or stupid. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary