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Originally posted by LUXUS
Its clear to anyone that reads the masonic legends .....
In the Masonic Quiz Book .....
Freemasonry therefore originates ...
A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and of Cognate Instituted Mysteries....
And where does it say he's a Mason. Oh right, it doesn't, because he's not...
Originally posted by Maponos
reply to post by KSigMason
This guy en.wikipedia.org...
In June 1998 he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth, for whom he has served as a Deputy Lieutenant in the county of Northumberland.
Originally posted by KSigMason
reply to post by LUXUS
There is so much wrong with this post.
Originally posted by Maponos
reply to post by JoshNorton
with the view that Knights of Malta is the highest degree of Masonry it fits you see Poster above me has an interesting book linkededit on 24-2-2012 by Maponos because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by network dude
Originally posted by Maponos
reply to post by JoshNorton
with the view that Knights of Malta is the highest degree of Masonry it fits you see Poster above me has an interesting book linkededit on 24-2-2012 by Maponos because: (no reason given)
Where does it say that the Knight of Malta is the highest degree in masonry?
Or is that just a part of the fantasy proposed in the OP?
Ah. Now I understand your confusion. The York Rite degree "Knights of Malta" and the "Sovereign Military Order of Malta" are not related. Just like the York Rite degree "Knights Templar" isn't related to any of the hundred or so other groups calling themselves Knights Templar.
Originally posted by Maponos
travelingtemplar.blogspot.com...
knights of malta is just higher up
They're really not. Because there is no "top" of Freemasonry—each grand lodge is sovereign. The lodges under the Grand Lodge of California only answer to the Grand Lodge of California, and the guy who's elected to lead the Grand Lodge of California for a one year term doesn't answer to any higher Masonic authority. What he says goes, as far as regular Masonry in California is concerned, for the year that he holds office. And the same is for any other state or country.
Originally posted by Maponos
Ok fair enough, its the same people at the top of though, I really think these orders are intertwined
Yes, and it's a symbolic title that means that the British Masons won't turn on the crown. But he's not active in the day to day running of things, just like the Queen doesn't write or pass laws in the UK. And, as I point out above, he's only the symbolic leader of the 250,000 or so Masons in the UK. The million + others in the rest of the world really don't give a squat about him, nor should they.
the united grand lodge in the UK is currently headed by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1968–present)
en.wikipedia.org...