IS MASONRY AUTOCRATIC OR DEMOCRATIC?Freemasonry is a hierarchical organisation, because the roles occupied by members depend on their abilities, the work they have done in Freemasonry and their knowledge of the ritual and its teachings. However, the hierarchical structure is democratically based because all its officers are elected and their tenure of office is limited. IS FREEMASONRY AN ANACHRONISM?The quest for truth and the journey toward the perfection of humanity will always be part of the human condition; and as these two aspirations are central to Freemasonry it will never become an anachronism. | 
