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SGOvD webmaster (talk) 19:46, 1 April 2006 (UTC) From WP:V: One of the keys to writing good encyclopedia articles is to understand that they should refer only to facts, assertions, theories, ideas, claims, opinions, and arguments that have already been published by reputable publishers. SGOvD webmaster (talk) 19:44, 1 April 2006 (UTC) Before adding this speculation again, proove it with primary sources or leave it. As Virchow worked in Germany, show me one German source. Wikipedia is an encylopedia and no platform for conspiracy theorys. Your sources are all ambiguous in the best case. Virchow had to do with Freemasons, but nothing indicates that he was a freemason. Anyway I've added some more text about Jose Rizal.JASpencer 18:34, 1 April 2006 (UTC) Indication is speculation.
For those puzzled at what seems to be blanking please see Talk:Catholicism and Freemasonry. SGOvD webmaster (talk) 11:44, 1 April 2006 (UTC) There's a lot that indicates (points to) Virchow being a Freemason - in English this is not the same as proves by the way. Not all sponsors are automatically freemasons. Craig says nothing else than that Virchow was a sponsor and that these sponsors are called 'patrons' in Masonry. This does not proof that Virchow was a mason. Lobinger “JOSE RIZAL AS A MASON” The Builder August, 1916. were men as esteemed in Masonry as they were eminent in the scientific world – Virchow, for example.” “Rizal was in the Lodge Acacia of the Gran Oriente de Espana.” “He is honoured for having prepared the way for the new Philippines dedicated to the principles of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.' Reported by Charles S. Austin Craig, who served as the Master of the Scottish Rite’s Lodge of Perfection in the Philippines, wrote (without citing sources): “Rizal's Berlin.