What about “blood oaths” and hideous penalties of the degrees?
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Answer:
It is true that Masons must take solemn obligations to be faithful to
the principles of Masonry, and their very nature and seriousness
implies that there should be penalties. However, the language of these
obligations makes it clear that the penalties are not actually inflicted
by the Lodge or any body of Masonry but are expressions of how
disgraced and contemptible one should feel for violating such an
obligation. In some jurisdictions, the candidate is told that the
penalties are of “ancient origin and symbolic only.”
Later
degrees make this even more apparent, even if the actual information is
not specifically addressed to the candidate. But the true penalties for
violation of the laws of Masonry are three only: Admonition (or
reprimand), suspension, or expulsion.
about Masons being
maimed or murdered for violation of their oaths are just that: fiction.
Not one single instance can be documented, despite the many attempts by
the enemies of Masonry to promote this slander.
