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The Mopsorden or the 'Order of the Pug' was an alternative Masonic order founded in 1740 by Clemens August of Bavaria (1700-1761), after Pope Clement XII banned Catholics from joining the Freemason order in 1738. Unlike the freemasons, the Mopsorden allowed women to become members, on the condition that they were Catholic. The pug dog became the society's symbol, standing for loyalty, steadfastness and fidelity.