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I am a member of the Knights of Columbus.
The following is a great example of a "brain dead" post, because most of it is
untrue.
Can the author tell us where the "poor Irish immigrants from the church" were
defecting to?
Kind Regards, GL
----------- "Kevin Saldanha"
as a prior member of this 'men's club' who has been sworn to secrecy, I thought
I'd pass on some history which may not be available through Google.
a secret society that was created to stem the defection of poor Irish
immigrants from the Church. Fr. Michael McGiveney used the model of the most
successful secret society, Freemasonry, to create a Catholic men's organization
that would look after the financial interests of the poor Catholic families in
the Boston area.
The fraternal brotherhood of the Knights of Columbus has also morphed into a
formidable political force, using their influence through the dwindling
Catholic congregations to promote the political agenda of the Vatican without
incurring the penalties which would arise from overt interference by the Church
into matters of the State.
