She does not. If a man wishes to join a club and is presented with a book of rules, has he the right to say, “Here, you can’t bully me like this. How dare you talk to me of obligations!” The officials would rightly reply, “Nonsense. You wish to be a member of this club, and these are our rules. We are not bullying you. You want to be a member of this club, and we cannot accept you unless you promise to conform to the regulations.” So the Catholic Church has the right to legislate for those who choose to remain or to become Catholics. She simply says to Catholics, “If you join the Masons, you deprive yourself of the benefits of the Catholic faith.” Where is the bullying in that? It is but an exercise of lawful authority. Christ said to His Church, “Whatever you bind on earth is bound also in heaven.” St. Paul says “Obey your prelates and be subject to them, for they watch as having to render an account of your souls.” Heb. XIII, 17. The Church has a grave responsibility, and men can disobey only by the renunciation of their Christian privileges.
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