Today we are joined again by author and historian John Dickie to talk about the Freemasons and how the secret societies changed the politics of Europe. We will get into how secret societies such as the Freemasons and others undermined and in a way reinforced the power of the Church and the Papacy in the 19th century.Today’s Guest:John Dickie, author of “The Craft: How Freemasons Made the Modern World”https://johndickie.net/You can learn more about the History of Papacy and subscribe at all these great places:http://atozhistorypage.com/https://www.historyofthepapacypodcast.comemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyparthenonpodcast.comhttps://www.gettr.com/user/atozhistoryBeyond the Big Screen:Beyondthebigscreen.comThe History of the Papacy on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6DO2leym3kizBHW0ZWl-nAGet Your History of the Papacy Podcast Products Here: https://www.atozhistorypage.com/productsHelp out the show by ordering these books from Amazon!https://smile.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1MUPNYEU65NTFMusic Provided by:"Sonatina in C Minor" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Funeral March for Brass" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"String Impromptu Number 1" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Intended Force" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Agnus Dei X - Bitter Suite Kevin MacLeaod (incomptech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Begin Transcript:Thank you for listening to the History of the Papacy. I am your host Steve. You can find show notes, how to contact me, sign up for our mailing list and how to support the History of the Papacy by going to the website: atozhistorypage.com.Speaking of supporting the show, Patreon is a great way to do that. We’re at patreon.com/historyofthepapacy•4 Tiers – Antioch, Alexandria, Constantinople and Rome•Inclusion on the History of the Papacy Diptychs, bonus audio and video content, Pope coin, monthly book drawings, early content, and add free, early content. Sign up early so that you have your name at the top of the lists! •History of the Papacy/Diptychs Fun Fact – Catholics are forbidden under threat of excommunication of becoming Freemasons. This ban started in 1738 and has been reiterated as late as 1983.•Now, let us commemorate the Patreon Patrons on the History of the Papacy Diptychs. We have oRoberto, Goran, William B, Brian, Jeffrey, Christina, John, Sarah, William H, Augustus and Keanu at the Alexandria level oDapo, Paul, Justin, Lana, John and Steve, all of who are the Magnificent at the Constantinople Level. oReaching the ultimate power and prestige, that of the See of Rome: we have Peter the Great, Leonard the Great, Alex the Great and Ama the Great!•Today we are joined again by author and historian John Dickie to talk about the Freemasons and how the secret societies changed the politics of Europe. We will get into how secret societies such as the Freemasons and others undermined and in a way reinforced the power of the Church and the Papacy in the 19th century.•With that, here is the next piece of the mosaic of the history of the Popes of Rome and Christian Church.