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My go to Saint is and will always be St. Maximilian Kolbe who, while a seminarian, witnessed the brazen hatred for Catholics by the Freemasons. One of the Freemasons goals was to have one of their own sit in Peter’s Chair.

St. Kolbe;

At the time of the International Congress of Freemasonry in Bucharest in 1926, Fr. Kolbe wrote the article “Rycerz Niepokalanej” [The Knight of the Immaculate] in which one reads:

Structure of Freemasonry

The secret structure of Freemasonry is controlled by the Jews
“These men [the Freemasons] believe that they are the ones who will rule everything, but let us hear what is written in the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion. Protocol n. 11 states: ‘We will create and put in effect the laws and the governments … in opportune moments … by means of national rebellions. … What we want is that the multitudes, disoriented by the revolt, still in a condition of terror and uncertainty, should understand once and for all that we are so strong, so untouchable, so powerful that in no way will we take into account their opinions and wishes. Instead we are ready and able to crush with irresistible power their manifestations at any moment and in every place. … Then, in fear and trembling, they will close their eyes to everything and await the consequences. …

“For what purpose have we created this policy and insinuated it into the minds of the Masons, without giving them any possibility of examining its underlying meaning? … This is what has served as the basis for our secret organization of Masonry, whose existence is not known or even suspected by these cattle, attracted by us into the army of Masonic lodges.”

Here, Fr. Kolbe directs himself to the Masons, saying, “Freemasons, did you hear this? The Hebrews, who have secretly organized and secretly direct you, consider you as beasts, recruited into the Masonic lodges for ends that you neither know nor suspect … Are you aware, Freemasons, of what awaits those among you who will begin to think for themselves? Listen to this in the same Protocol: ‘Death is the inevitable conclusion of every life … We will execute the Masons in a way that no one can suspect, not even the victims themselves: They will all die at the moment it is deemed necessary, apparently because of common illnesses.’

Kolbe

Fr. Kolbe wanted to save the Jews, but this didn’t prevent him from denouncing their conspiracy
The saint Founder continues: “Freemasons, you who recently during the Bucharest Congress were pleased by the fact that Masonry is growing stronger everywhere, reflect well and answer sincerely: Is it not better to serve the Creator with interior peace … rather than to obey the orders of those who hate you?”

Finally, Maximilian Kolbe directs himself to the secret Chiefs of Freemasonry with these words:

“And you, small squadron of Hebrews, the ‘learned elders of Zion,’ who have already consciously provoked so many misfortunes and are preparing yet others, to you I direct this question: What advantage will you gain? … A huge accumulation of gold, pleasures, diversions and power, but none of this makes man happy. And if still it should give some happiness, how long will it last? Ten years perhaps, or twenty … I ask you, Hebrew leaders, you who have let yourselves be seduced by Satan, the enemy of humanity, would it not be better for you also to return sincerely to God?”

In another article of 1926, Fr. Kolbe, again citing the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, wrote: “They say of themselves: ‘Who or what is in a position to overthrow an invisible force? And this is precisely what our force is. Gentile Freemasonry only serves as a screen for us and our objectives, but our plan of action will always remain unknown by the people.”

The text above was taken from this article;

https://www.traditioninaction.org/History/G_010_Kobe_Jewsl.html

Wait! St. Kolbe believed The Protocols of the Elders of Zion nonsense? Oh dear! That’s disheartening …

I am hoping that the claim that St. Maximilian Kolbe bought into the grotesque fraud of the Protocols is itself a grotesque fraud.

Those “Protocols” have been proved a forgery, cooked up to give anti-Semitism a veneer of respectability.

Philip, Clinton, CAG, Donald Link- have a read of this article below from EWTN. I think it sums up St Maximilian Kolbe and his Jewish views very well.

There were protests when St JP2 was to canonise St Maximilian Kolbe, with charges he was an anti-Semite- but that was ignored by St JP2, and in his typical wisdom he canonised him in 1982.

St Maximilian called into question the fact Jews were not united to our Christian truth and saw them as our brothers in need of prayer for their salvation. He didn’t ask for them to be marginalised and wiped out. He also bravely stated the fact that many Freemasons were Jewish. Period. Which they were. The man died in a concentration camp, ministering to every prisoner around him- including Jews.

He did believe the Protocols as did most other people at the time, although now it is proven to be a false document. Even Jews believed the publication was real! One must understand the context and origin of St Maximilian’s view was a product of political and social conditions of the time. Poland had one of the highest concentrations of Jews anywhere in the world. That’s the context in which Sy Maximilian should be measured.

Its concerning that people are quick to label someone an anti-Semite whenever they criticise a Jewish person. There are good and bad in all walks of life, including Jews (liberal Jews are very dangerous TBH), including Catholics!! (here’s a nod to Biden and Pelosi et al). Nobody should be exempt from criticism if it is warranted and fair.

https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/was-st-maximilian-kolbe-an-antisemite-1068

You’re a good person Philip. Your Faith always shines through in your words. You didn’t intend anything wrong. God Bless you and Happy 4th July!

Please be advised that Jews did NOT believe the Protocols were authentic.

Don’t think so. But sure.

*As for their membership in the Freemasons, they were theoretically welcome but because of prevailing Christian-Jewish attitudes on both sides, few were actually members.”

I disagree. Masons have had prominent Jewish members since the 19th century. The assertion that “few” were actually members is wrong.

“As for Kolbe, he was canonized as a martyr, not for his mistaken beliefs which were quite common in Poland.”

No one has said otherwise.

St Maximilian’s alleged “anti-Semitic” beliefs have been exaggerated and misinterpreted. He was a prolific writer. The amount of times he made mention of Jews in his writings is minimal. There is clear evidence he ministered to Jews in Nazi occupied Poland. The claims he was an anti-Semitic are outrageously dishonest and defamatory.

Doesn’t make him an anti-Semite

No one suggested it did.
… So, if I’m reading your various posts correctly, Jewish people in WWII Poland believed the Protocols, except when they didn’t (re: blood libel et al at your discretion) … Gotcha.