Rosario Francesco Esposito, SSP (25 September 1921 – 23 November 2007)[1] was an Italian Pauline priest known for joining Freemasonry. He dismissed the Church ban on membership in the Masonic lodge, saying that it is “a thing of the past.”
On 1 March 2007 Bishop Gianfranco Girotti, the regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary, reacted to Esposito's declaration by making a statement that membership of Masonic organisations "remains forbidden" to Catholics,[3] and called on priests who had declared themselves to be Freemasons to be disciplined by their direct superiors.[4]
rosario, francesco, esposito, september, 1921, november, 2007, italian, pauline, priest, known, joining, freemasonry, dismissed, church, membership, masonic, lodge, saying, that, thing, past, prior, joining, fraternity, esposito, together, with, father, giovan. Rosario Francesco Esposito SSP 25 September 1921 23 November 2007 1 was an Italian Pauline priest known for joining Freemasonry He dismissed the Church ban on membership in the Masonic lodge saying that it is a thing of the past Prior to his joining the fraternity Esposito together with Father Giovanni Caprile had been commissioned by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to study the Church s teaching on masonry In 1983 the prefect of the Congregation then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger made a Clarification concerning status of Catholics becoming Freemasons which stated that the Church s ban on Masonic membership remained in place 2 On 1 March 2007 Bishop Gianfranco Girotti the regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary reacted to Esposito s declaration by making a statement that membership of Masonic organisations remains forbidden to Catholics 3 and called on priests who had declared themselves to be Freemasons to be disciplined by their direct superiors 4 See also editCatholicism and FreemasonryReferences edit Obituary notice PDF Italian priest joins Masons Catholic World News 19 February 2007 Masonic lodge membership is gravely sinful Vatican official says Catholic World News Regent Restates Vatican s Anti Masonry Position Zenit News Agency 2 March 2007 Retrieved 2011 10 14 nbsp This article about an Italian Roman Catholic cleric is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rosario Francesco Esposito amp oldid 1187708199, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
