That’s a ridiculous notion advanced by those who are either “uninformed” (don't know or clearly understand Masonry) or have some particular issue or axe to grind, or as is more commonly found, making huge profits by selling books, tapes, DVD’s, etc. All of these books, tapes, etc. have been proven incorrect many times yet these people persists in continuing to sell them. Some seek to perpetuate falsehoods because they’ve heard or read about them from other people, choosing to believe the lies of others without really having the facts themselves. Some have gotten this idea by falsehoods and twisted facts they've read on the Internet (the world's largest source of misinformation).