Yeah, before King Henry VIII split from the Church, all of England was governed by State Law, Canon Law, and the Ordinances of Religion. Nearly all Christian operative Masons in England would have been "officially" members of the Catholic Church and all Guild activities would have certain required ceremonies, rituals, and elements present in the Lodge for it to operate legally. If this is accurate, it actually explains a lot of the "religious-like" aspects of our current Craft, because at one point they were present and required (at least for operative Lodges before the first Speculative Grand Lodges after 1717). I'm part way through writing a research paper that incorporates this research. I'm pretty excited about it.