I'm pretty sure that the Masons are on our side.

I used to think they were benign. However, as I grow older, and I understand the risks, and how to prevent them, I realize that the answers are exactly the things that the Masons do.

This puts me in an odd position, because I'm Catholic and we get excommunicated if we join the Masons. So, I'm remaining Catholic. But, I don't think this makes Masons bad. I think it just makes Catholics and Masons mutually exclusive.

Plus the Masons aren't the only game in town. If you want to remain Catholic, but also want to fight TPTB, you can join the Knights. It's much tougher to get into, but you could always join some fake version and tell yourself it's the real version, for example KOC.