Editing Loyal Order of Moose (section)

== Religious objections ==
By 1966, the [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]] and the [[Wisconsin Synod]] forbade membership in the Loyal Order of Moose. The [[Catholic Church]], however, has never explicitly objected to the Moose,<ref name="Whalen p.108"/> despite having condemned similar organizations, such as the [[Papal ban of Freemasonry|Freemasons]], for their oaths and other rituals. Papal Encyclicals, specifically Paragraph 9 of Pope Leo XIII's 1884 encyclical: [[Humanum genus|Humanum Genus]],<ref name="Humanum Genus">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_18840420_humanum-genus.html|title=Humanum Genus (April 20, 1884) &#124; LEO XIII|website=www.vatican.va}}</ref> condemn any and all Freemasonic organizations and sects and bans the laity from becoming members.