I stumbled across this person yesterday while reading through a forum thread on another Catholic site relating to Catholics and Masons. The link that was in the forum I was reading was a link to the actual rituals with handwritten notes from a 'priest'. As a Master Mason and Brotherhood member, I actually laughed out loud at some of the notations that were made. I don't see how anyone, even someone totally unfamiliar with scouting and the OA, could reach the conclusions that this priest came to.
As a non-Catholic, I take issue with Mr. Salza's religious perspective, but that is neither here nor there. I believe that everyone is entitled to believe what they wish. As someone once said, you are entitled to your own opinions, but you are not entitled to your own facts. After watching his interview on youtube, there are many inconsistencies in what he relays as the truth and everything that I know about Masonry. I'm not sure what happened during Mr. Salza's experience with Freemasonry, but whatever it was, it definitely left him with a hatred of anything Masonic. Anything, that is, except his book. It is sad that parents might read his article and forbid their sons from joining the Order of the Arrow, based solely the misinformation he is spreading.
FYI, nrp1488, the ritual document that is referred to is indeed still accessible. I downloaded it yesterday and just now clicked on the link in the pdf file and it opened.
Anyone else seen the on-line Anti OA items Re: similarity to Masonic Order?
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I stumbled across this person yesterday while reading through a forum thread on another Catholic site relating to Catholics and Masons. The link that was in the forum I was reading was a link to the actual rituals with handwritten notes from a 'priest'. As a Master Mason and Brotherhood member, I actually laughed out loud at some of the notations that were made. I don't see how anyone, even someone totally unfamiliar with scouting and the OA, could reach the conclusions that this priest came to.
As a non-Catholic, I take issue with Mr. Salza's religious perspective, but that is neither here nor there. I believe that everyone is entitled to believe what they wish. As someone once said, you are entitled to your own opinions, but you are not entitled to your own facts. After watching his interview on youtube, there are many inconsistencies in what he relays as the truth and everything that I know about Masonry. I'm not sure what happened during Mr. Salza's experience with Freemasonry, but whatever it was, it definitely left him with a hatred of anything Masonic. Anything, that is, except his book. It is sad that parents might read his article and forbid their sons from joining the Order of the Arrow, based solely the misinformation he is spreading.
FYI, nrp1488, the ritual document that is referred to is indeed still accessible. I downloaded it yesterday and just now clicked on the link in the pdf file and it opened.