Vatican publishes Knights Templar papers

Yahoo News ^ | Oct. 12, 2007 | Frances D'Emelio

[Rennes Templar]

"...being published in a limited edition — with an $8,377 price tag."

Waiting for the internet version.

"She said the parchment reveals the cardinals reached the conclusion the Templars were guilty of abuses but not "a real and true heresy."

I'm sure the slaughtered Knights are rejoicing to hear that.

[Rennes Templar]

ping

[Spktyr]

Amusingly, doesn’t this mean that the descendants of the slaughtered Templars should be able to sue France for damages plus interest?

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

I wonder what they charge for a bible?

[Argus]

the descendants of the slaughtered Templars

I think their monastic vow of chastity would have precluded descendants, at least legitimate ones.

[Perdogg]

Anything on the trilateral commission??

[Rennes Templar]

Yes in the amusing sense. But on the other hand, they were noble.

[Delta 21]

Reparations are all the rage these days.

For what they are charging...........

[Spktyr]

Many monks of the era had families before they became monks.
I would assume it was no different for the Templars.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

“The Da Vinci Code”

The most believable lies are based on half-truths.

[John123]

Each will cost $8,377

So the Roman Church created history of a slaughter and then sells that history?

Oh joy! What's next -- Russia releasing Stalin's order to kill all those Polish Officers for Marilyn Monroe's signature? (In case you didn't know, the Russians are nuts about the blonde...

[GiovannaNicoletta]

bookmark

[Argus]

Your point is well taken. Their collateral descendants clearly have a bone to pick with les Francais.

[Dionysiusdecordealcis]

“Secret” archives = private/separate archives. To translate segreto as secret is just plain false because it conveys a meaning untrue to the original language. Anybody who’s done a smidgin of translating knows that sometimes the word that sounds the same in the target language is exactly the word you can’t use if you want to convey accurate meaning.

[Rennes Templar]

“The most believable lies are based on half-truths.”

As are some of our most sacred beliefs.

[Bob J]

The Templars were the first bankers of the world. When they were attacked by the King of France and the Pope, most disappeared and with them their assets. No one is really sure where they went but there is one story of a large group of them moving east of France to the mountains north of Italy into what is now modern day Switzerland.

Swiss Flag

Templar Shield

Coincidence?

[RKV]

King Philip IV owed the Templars money. Pope Clement V cut a deal with Philip and the Templars died as a result. The Catholic Encyclopedia which blames certain nobles in Philip’s court for the Pope’s condemnation of the Templars is going to have to be re-written to blame the Pope as co-conspirator for the murder of the Templars and the theft of their property.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

How long before it is translated into English and put on the inter-net?

[Dionysiusdecordealcis]

The Templars were slaughtered by the French king as part of the consolidation of power that led to royal absolutism in France, England, Spain etc. Documents about it are found in French archives as well as archives in Rome. The history was created by the king of France; records of it were created by the various people involved. The “Roman Church” (to use your polemic language) is simply making documents available. That costs money. It’s normal for researchers to pay fees for obtaining documents, as any genealogist will tell you.

Why don’t you take your animosity toward the “Roman Church” and shove it?

[Rennes Templar]

Should take about 12 to 24 hours, judging by current standards...