Francis - Towards a Masonic Fraternal Future? "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity": Placed by the French Republic in front of the Saint Pancras church, in Aups (Provence) In his Christmas message, Francis used the word "fraternity" not less than 12 times. It is, as is well known, one of the ideals of the French Revolution, and chosen by the Revolutionaries precisely due to the influence of the secret societies that bred that disastrous event.