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You're listening to episode 272 of Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

where we link mysteries from the twin perspectives of faith and reason.

In this episode, we're talking about the Masonic revelations of the Frenchman Leo Taxel.

I'm Dom Betanelli and joining me today is Jimmy Akin. Hey Jimmy.

Howdy, Dom. Since they are modern beginning in the early 1700s,

the Freemasons have made a mark on the world scene.

And Catholic Popes have rejected the Freemasons since shortly after they first appeared.

But there have been some startling developments.

In 1885, a former Freemason named Leo Taxel reverted to the Catholic Church

and he published multiple books that contained startling revelations about how Masonry was

opposed to Catholicism. Soon, what he said was confirmed by people who became even more famous

than he was. So who was Leo Taxel? What did he reveal? And what did others reveal after him?

That's what we'll be talking about on this episode of Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World.

Jimmy, what should we say to begin today's mystery?

Today's mystery involves some startling revelations about Freemasonry by the French author

and former Freemason Leo Taxel. As always, on Mysterious World, we will be keeping things at

an elevated level and we strive to keep things as clean and family-friendly as possible.

But the nature of Taxel's revelations includes some material that may not be appropriate for young

children. We won't be mentioning the worst of what Taxel said, but we will be including

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