This paper is intended to provide a review of the principles underlying Grand Lodge recognition, so that more brethren may be in a position to contribute to the resolution of some of the problems which currently confront the few brethren who work in this area.
Since Freemasonry has existed for several centuries, it might be supposed that fraternal relations between the various Grand Lodges is governed by statute or formula and has reached a state of equilibrium. Such is not the case.
‘The question of recognition is one of the most delicate problems in Masonic life.
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1996 - GRAND LODGE RECOGNITION AND SOME CONTEMPORARY ISSUES - Murray Yaxley.