[Buddha-l] Are Freemasons ordained?

[S. A. Feite]

On Aug 20, 2009, at 2:09 AM, Alex Wilding wrote:

> PS Are Freemasons ordained?


Certain degrees could be construed as an ordination, for example the  
Knight Templar degree in the Ancient York Rite. French rites like the  
Gnostic Catholic church, i.e. the French Gnostic church, actually do  
confer ordination on their initiates to be to able to perform the  
Gnostic mass, distribute sacraments, etc. They're popular in French- 
speaking countries. Montreal had a jazz club I used to frequent,  
where for years Gnostic masses were held in it's basement.