Francis is an Honorary Member of the Masonic Rotary Club
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Jorge Bergoglio is Honorary Member of Masonic Rotary Club in Buenos Aires
In 1999, the then-“Archbishop” of Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was named an Honorary Member of the Buenos Aires Rotary Club, a service organization that embraces the heretical ideals of Freemasonry, Naturalism, and Secularism. On July 26 of that year, “Archbishop” Bergoglio sent a warm thank-you note to the club’s president, which has been posted online at the Rotary Club’s web site and can still be accessed there:
“Archbishop” Bergoglio’s Letter to President of Buenos Aires Rotary Club
What follows is an English translation of this letter:
Archbishopric of Buenos Aires
Prot. Nº 753/99
Buenos Aires, July 26th, 1999
Mr.
JUAN CARLOS BECCIÚ
President
Buenos Aires Rotary Club
San Martín 969, P. 8º
1004 – Buenos Aires
Dear Sir,
I am particularly pleased to address Mr. President to acknowledge receipt of the kind note that you sent me together with the Honorary Secretary dated …
Many of the high-ranking cardinals and priests have been members of Masonic lodges for over one hundred years.