In two conferences held by the Grand Masters of the Regular European Grand Lodges (the first one took place in London in 2007 and the last one in Geneva in 2013), the two Pro Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England, Lord Northampton and Peter Lowndes, reiterated, at a 6-year distance, basically the same concept: “Freemasonry has no role in society”. This important message aimed especially to dispel all the clouds and shadows wrapping Freemasonry not only in Italy, giving a distorted and disquieting representation of it. This message was not fully shared by all present members. Some Grand Masters and Grand Officers showed, even if not openly (the risk of losing the English craved “recognition” induced prudence…) perplexity and impatience about the above mentioned concept, continuing to think that, on the contrary, Freemasonry would have deserved a role, not only in society but also i...