The G.C.G.B.L., as a world-renowned Illuminative Brotherhood, consistent with the universality of the Principles and Ideals, that serves as a defender of Human Rights, maintains relations of mutual recognition with the Orders and other Masonic forces abroad that adopt Illuminative Ideas, embrace them in practice and work together to fulfil The Vision of a New Universal Enlightenment based on Moderation, Rationality, Science and Equality, regardless of gender, ethnicity and belief.