Providas Romanorum was an Apostolic constitution promulgated by Pope Benedict XIV on 18 March 1751.
The constitution condemned Freemasonry on the grounds of its alleged naturalism, demand for oaths, secrecy, religious indifferentism, and possible threat to the church and state.
It specifically forbids Roman Catholics from seeking membership in any Masonic group.
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