A dispute during the Lausanne Congress of Supreme Councils of 1875 prompted the Grand Orient de France to commission a report by a Protestant pastor which concluded that, as Freemasonry was not a religion, it should not require a religious belief. The new constitutions read, "Its principles are absolute liberty of conscience and human solidarity", the existence of God and the immortality of the soul being struck out. It is possible that the immediate objections of the United Grand Lodge of England were at least partly motivated by the political tension between France and Britain at the time. The result was the withdrawal of recognition of the Grand Orient of France by the United Grand Lodge of England, a situation that continues today.
Why did the Grand Orient de France conclude that Freemasonry shouldn't require religious belief? What was removed from the Freemasonry constitution? Who withdrew recognition from the Grand Orient de France? What was a possible condition that made the United Grand Lodge of England withdraw it's recognition of the Grand Orient de France? How was the belief of the existance of God and the immortal soul replaced in the constitution? What year was it ruled that Freemasonry was not a religion? What Grand Lodge had a withdrawal of recognition by the United Grand Lodge of England? What was a motivation of the Grand Lodge of England's objection? Who disputed the Lausanne Congress of Supreme Councils?