I guess what I'm trying to say is that there are certain expectations on a personal level (outside the tiled Lodge), that a Brother has of Masonry and visa versa. I expect that when I travel anywhere in the world I will be accepted by other members of the Craft, and that if the need so arises my Brothers will come to my aid. I in turn, took an obligation that specifically prohibited me from making a woman a Mason, and from communicating Masonically with a clandestine Mason 'knowing them to be such'. I am also obligated to come to the aid of Brother Masons, their Widows and orphans. If there isn't some way that we can personally be at least somewhat sure that someone claiming to be a 'regular' Mason is indeed that, we put our Brothers in a difficult position. Obviously in my case it would be easy to make the determination that a woman is not a regular Mason, but Masons are told when they join that they can expect Brothers will welcome them and to come to their aid in times of need. For a woman that believes she is a regular Mason she may be seriously disappointed when she travels outside her home jurisdiction and encounters members of the Craft that do not recognize her as such. In addition it becomes more difficult for someone such as I when dealing with a male brother who has in my view, violated the obligation by making a woman a Mason and therefore considered to be clandestine. While technically I am not violating my obligation in communicating with him if I do not know he is considered clandestine by my jurisdiction, it wouldn't make me feel any better about doing so. So while it's fine to speak about the strict jurisdictional aspect of this issue, I think it's more important to speak of how it impacts the Craft on a Mason to Mason level.