Catholics are explicitly prohibited from joining the Shriners, as well as Freemasonry, due to long-standing theological incompatibilities between Catholic doctrine and Masonic philosophy. The Vatican and Canon Law have historically taught that Masonic and related fraternal organizations promote religious indifferentism, naturalism, and philosophical tenets that contradict core Catholic dogmas regarding divine revelation and the sacraments. Because Shrinership requires prior active membership in Freemasonry as a foundational prerequisite, Catholic parishioners who willingly join these secret societies incur canonical penalties and are barred from receiving Holy Communion.
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