I'm of the opinion that Free Masons are more of an infiltrated puppet group.

Looking at the FM of yore, they've probably always been of an occult nature judging by many of their works in cathedrals, but several "documentaries" I've seen tie in Jesuit and/or Khazarian infiltration of Free Masonry. I quoted documentaries as really they are only expressed opinions or interpretation of "events" and/or "facts".

Said documentaries also point at Jesuits and Khazarians playing both sides in conflicts, so not denying your post, but saying I think it's only just a link in a chain not quite at the top.