I’ve read the ritual in an exposé; what is all this strange stuff?
(Last edited: Sunday, 20 December 2020, 2:34 PM)
Answer:
Remember that Masons solemnly pledge to keep the ritual secret. An
“exposé” is the product of someone who has broken a promise to his
friends and neighbour and to God. Can you really trust that such a
person is telling you the truth?
Masonry
must be experienced to be understood; reading the ritual does not truly
confer the lessons of the degrees, even for those of us who have the
real ritual (and not some “exposé”). Masonry is a way of life that
involves much more than the ceremonies of the degrees. Knowing a
password or secret handshake is not what makes a man a Mason. The
essence of Masonry is not something that can be written down.
