1、引用通谕第16款的文献

16、他们（共济会成员）没有被要求以任何言语方式去弃绝公教信理。这是因为这（不以语言弃绝信理）不但没有防害反而促进了共济会去实行它的计划。首先，这样他们轻易地欺骗了那些头脑简单和思想浅薄的人们，而又能吸引更多人加入他们的组织。

其次，由于所有不同宗教的人都被接纳于共济会中，他们便由此导致本世纪最大缪误之一: 宗教相似或宗教等同说:即所有宗教都相似，亦应被等同方式来对待。他们企图以这方式，去摧毁所有宗教，特别是公教，而且公教作为唯一的真宗教，是不能在没有违反争议的情况下，与其它宗教被等同或相体并论的。

2、第16款文献的英文原文

16.If those who are admitted as members are not commanded to abjure by any form of words the Catholic doctrines，this omission，so far from being adverse to the designs of the Freemasons is more useful for their purposes. First，in this way they easily deceive the simple-minded and the heedless， and can induce a far greater number to become members.Again，as all who offer themselves are received whatever may be their form of religion，they thereby teach the great error of this age -- that a regard for religion should be held as an indifferent matter， and that all religions are alike. This manner of reasoning is calculated to bring about the ruin of all forms of religion， and especially of the Catholic religion，which，as it is the only one that is true，cannot，without great injustice，be regarded as merely equal to other religions.