THE APHORISM AGAINST FREEMASONRY

Cyprianus, Archbishop of Cyprus

Cyprus, February 2nd, 1815
"Wherefore, clad in the sacred vestments of epitrachelion and omophorion, we say, If any
man preach unto you any other ospel than that which we have preached unto you, even
thouh an anel from heaven, let him be accursed!" "#al! 1,8,$% &s many as are befittin, that
pursue after such a diabolic and lawless employment of Freemasonry, and all they that follow
unto their infatuation and unto their error, let them be e'communicated and accursed by the
Father, the (on, and the )oly (pirit! &fter death, they shall be unpardoned, indissoluble, and
bloated! #roanin and tremblin, as Cain, shall they be upon the earth! "#en! *+1*%! ,he earth
shall cleave and swallow them up, as -athan and &biram ".um! 1/, 01102%! ,he wrath of #od
shall be upon their heads, and their portion toether with 2udas the betrayer! &n anel of the
3ord will prosecute them with a flamin sword and, unto their life4s termination, they will not
5now of proress! 3et their wor5s and toil be unblessed and let them become a cloud of dust,
as of a summer threshin1floor! &nd all they indeed that shall abide still unto their wic5edness
will have such a recompense! 6ut as many as shall o out from the midst of them and shall be
separated, and havin spat out their abominable heresy, and shall o afar off from their
accursed infatuation, such 5ind shall receive the waes of the 7ealot 8hineas9 rather let them
be blessed and foriven by the Father, and the (on, and the )oly (pirit, the :nly unconfused
and undivided ,rinity, the :ne #od in nature, and by us )is servants!"
-eclaration of Cyprianus, &rchbishop of Cyprus!
Cyprus, February 2nd, 1815