` ::I think I'm going to end up reorganizing things, based heavily on Jenkins.  He does a very good job of outlining the entire history of the bans, and I like the itemized approach.  Things are definitely not as cut-and-dried as they would appear, even according to Jenkins, who really takes a fair approach.  It turns out that some of the ``confusion`` was due to dialogue that changed opinions in certain respects, which is not apparent in the article at present, and would indicate bias.  If Jenkins is RS, then the rest of his info should be too, and the hardline approach shown in the article is incorrect.  ::I also like the idea of following the historical progression, since the way we have it now is good for In eminenti, but then sort of lumps the next 200 years of material into one paragraph.  The following is a ``check chart`` of what we should have in here:  ::*In eminenti, 1738, Clement XII ::*Providas, 1751, Benedict XIV ::*Ecclesiam Christi, 1821, Pius VII ::*Quo graviora, 1826, Leo XII ::*Mirari vos, 1832, Gregory XVI ::*Apostolicae Sedis, 1869, Pius IX (and other items not enumerated) ::*Humanum genus, 1884, Leo XII ::*1917 Canon Law, specifically 2335 and 2336 ::*1970 Lichtenau Declaration (Seper, et al. in the article) ::*German Bishops' Conference document, 1980 (as a note, Jenkins translates and sources the twelve points, which is exactly what we want here) ::*Canon Law 1980 1326 ::*Declaratio de quibusdam associationibus vel coadunationibus quae omnibus clericis prohibentur, March 8, 1982 ::*Seper's 1981 letter ::*Canon Law 1983 1364 and 1374 ::*1983 Congregation on Doctrine of the Faith letter ::*Pastoral Research and Practices Committee Report, ``Masonry and Naturalistic Religion``, 1985  ::Lastly, I would note that Jenkins indicates that canonists are not united in their opinions (with examples), which is also not enumerated in this article. In short, this article is presented as hard and fast rules, when it is in fact, like most legal processes, unclear at times.   `