I actually have no problem with the popes who denounced Freemasonry. I might disagree with them. But they were, by and large, doing what they thought was best for the Church.
What I do have a problem with are vicious, outright lies.
Some disgruntled former Freemasons will say the most vile things for their own reasons. I once saw a video on YouTube where a man claimed to be a former lodge master. He had the top hat, and all the regalia. He said that once a Masonic meeting started, naked women would come out and dance for the members.
That is such an insane thing to say that it’s almost funny. But some people will believe that monstrous falsehood.
Consider also that Orthodox Jew I mentioned earlier. Someone told him that Christians drink human blood at the mass. That was, of course, another monstrous falsehood.
Thats what I object to. Monstrous falsehoods.
(And I say this as a former Freemason. As I noted in an earlier post, I did not find the organization worth belonging to. So I quit.)