Editing Freemasonry (section)

===Liberal and Conservative Recognition Systems===
[[File:Temple maçonnique des Amis philanthropes - 01.jpg|thumb|Interior of the ''Les Amis Philanthropes'' Liberal Masonic temple in Brussels, [[Grand Orient of Belgium|Grand Orient de Belgique]]]]
Both Liberal and Conservative traditions have developed their own interpretations of regularity, each evolving over time despite differing philosophical foundations. The modern understanding of these concepts crystallised after the 1877 constitutional reforms of the [[Grand Orient de France]] (GOdF), which embraced absolute freedom of conscience and removed mandatory belief in a Supreme Being.<ref name="Desmons_Speech">{{Cite book|last=Desmons|first=Frédéric|title=Discours au Convent du Grand Orient de France|year=1877|publisher=Bulletin du Grand Orient de France|language=fr}}</ref><ref>https://masonicmouse.org/2019/03/19/the-motion-of-1877-how-the-grande-orient-de-france-really-became-adogmatic/ {{Bare URL inline|date=May 2025}}</ref>