| Ecclesiam a Jesu Christo Latin for 'The Church established by Jesus Christ' Papal bull of Pope Pius VII | |
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| Signature date | 13 September 1821 |
| Subject | Condemnation of Freemasonry |
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Ecclesiam a Jesu Christo was a Papal bull promulgated by Pius VII in 1821.
It stated that Freemasons must be excommunicated for their oath-bound secrecy of the society and conspiracies against church and state.
It also linked Freemasonry with the Carbonari, an anti-clerical revolutionary group active in Italy. [1] It said that the Carbonari affected a love of the Catholic religion. [2] However the true goals of the Carbonari was said to be:
All members of the Carbonari were excommunicated, [8] along with those who kept Carbonari secrets [9] and those promoting Carbonari literature. [10]