Are Masons & Catholics really friends?

My friends recently rang me up and told me that they had visited a catholic monistery while on holidays. Some new building had been built and in the windows was the triangle with the 'all seeing' eye in it. As well in the museum, there was the small embroided masonic symbol on the oficial robes as well.

In addition, under the cruifix was a skull and bones symbol (Strange for a christian church I would have thought). Hopefully I will have some picture soon.

Does anyone know about the connection between Masons and Catholics? From what I read on the catholic website, they have a rule that no masons can be catholic. Why the symbolic tautology??

Thats a really Hot subject with a lot of my Catholic freinds at the moment. The Catholics do not belive you can be a Masons and Catholic as so ive been told the masons have there own religion and not a christian at that. I may br wrong but thats what i have been told i think the masons are okay same as the Catholic its a shame there so much hate.