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That is not quite the case. As some meetings are only open to certain members of the church you could certainly class these as secret.
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Catholic AnswerA "secret meeting" I am assuming means a meeting only open to members, which would include a Knights of Columbus meeting, various committee meetings, a Conclave when they elect a new Pope, and, of course, I don't ever remember being invited to any meeting at the Vatican. Plus every single confession is very secret between the priest and the confessor. Now, if you mean "secret" as in nobody knows about it, then I would have to say that as a life long Catholic, I don't know of any. All of the above are published in the Church bulletin, and the Conclave is usually on the television.John V. Simcox has written: 'Is the Roman Catholic Church a secret society?' -- subject(s): Controversy, Miscellaneous authors, Doctrinal and controversial works, Roman Catholic Church, Catholic Church
The Church of England. The Catholic Church did hold services in secret and in hidden places.
The Catholic Church does not have its own Masonic Order. In fact, Catholics are not to join the Masons. However, the Catholic Church, at least in North America, has the Knights of Columbus which is a fraternal and service organization.
Templars were knights of the Catholic Church. Thier symbol is a red cross upon a shield. If they still exist, it is in secret.
people are stupid
Patrick Henry Winston has written: 'American Catholics and the A. P. A' -- subject(s): American Protective Association, Catholic Church, Catholics, Church and state, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Secret societies, Secret societies
It depends on which family members you are talking about. Shakespeare's mother was from a family with strongly Catholic leanings, and a document (of disputed veracity) has been found in which his father confesses himself to be a secret Catholic. But on the other hand, Shakespeare's daughter was strongly Protestant and married a man with Puritan leanings. She was fined for not attending church, a failing both of Puritans and secret Catholics. Shakespeare himself, however, was a faithful church attender and never did anything which would put his status as a Church of England member (and thus a moderate Protestant) in any doubt.
No, the Freemasons keep their meetings secret.
Christians had meetings at night because they were persecuted, and they wanted their meetings to be secret. In some parts of the world, Christians are still persecuted today.
Not the Anti-churchNo. The Catholic Church is not the anti-church. Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church is the Church established by Jesus Christ. He guaranteed that it would be One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. He send the Holy Spirit to guide it and keep it from all error. The Catholic Church is the only Christian Church that was established by Jesus Christ, all the others were established by men many centuries later in protest against certain teachings. To think that it is the anti-Church or other such nonsense is to openly question God's Holy Word in establishing, and guaranteeing it until the end of time. The Catholic faith emanated from God from the beginning of time, and was established on earth definitively from the side of Jesus Christ on the cross outside of Jerusalem when He side was pierced by a spear, around 33 A.D.. Then it was shown to the world at Pentecost with the coming of the Holy Spirit, fifty-three days later.
yes in fact they were not allowed to have town meetings at all and the Americans met in secret
In each others homes in secret maybe even at the local taverns (bars) to plan future meetings and plan against the British.