A cruz e o compasso: o conflito entre Igreja Católica e Maçonaria no contexto da Reforma Católica Ultramontana em Juiz de Fora

Abstract

This assignment intends to analyse the conflict between the Catholic Church and the Freemasony in the "Ultramontana Catholic Reformation" period, situating Juiz de fora city of the 1920s to 1940s in this setting. Only on this period the local catholic authorities intensified the criticism to the mason institution, becoming visible the insatisfaction with this new society space which has been in the city since 1870. The Masonspresence meant a constant threat to the Catholic Church principles and a negative influence to the secular population. So, this assignment intends not only comprehend the attacks from the Catholic Church to the Freemasony as one of the "ultramontanismo" aspects beside the persecute to other institutions like The Protestant churchs and spirit centres, but also understand how the Church antimason view influenced the building of a popular imagination against the masons from Juiz de Fora city, who were recognised as part of a satanic or fiendish denomination.