Original sentence: Freemasons usually take a diametrically opposite view, stating that there is nothing in Freemasonry that is in any way contrary to Catholicism or any other religious faith.Impartial scholars note that the situation is far more nuanced.The fact that the Continental branch of Freemasonry was concentrated in traditionally Catholic countries, may account for the fact that the fraternity has been seen by Catholic critics as an outlet for anti-Catholic disaffection.They state that this changed in the nineteenth century (in part because of measures by the Catholic Church) and that Freemasonry (mostly continental Freemasonry), developed an anticlerical outlook
Edited sentence: Freemasons usually take a diametrically opposite view, stating that there is nothing in Freemasonry that is in any way contrary to Catholicism or any other religious faith, and that Freemasonry's championing of freedom of choice tends to run afoul of authoritarian religious organizations, which place great stock in obedience to religious leaders.Other scholars assert that the situation is far more nuanced.The fact that the Continental branch of Freemasonry was concentrated in traditionally Catholic countries may account for the fact that the fraternity has been seen by Catholic critics as an outlet for anti-Catholic disaffection.They state that this changed in the nineteenth century (in part in response to measures taken by the Catholic Church) and that Freemasonry (mostly continental Freemasonry), developed an anticlerical outlook