By Fr. Alex Zenthoefer, "The Message", The Catholic Diocese of Evansville, Indiana - Many active, faithful Catholics are not aware of the history of the conflict between masons and the Catholic Church or the current stance we hold as Catholics. Many have been unknowingly participating in masonic rites, unaware of the context of those rituals. It is important for us to understand what is at the heart of this division and why the Catholic Church has reaffirmed that “Catholics enrolled in Masonic associations are involved in serious sin and may not approach Holy Communion”