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?
So you’re saying the Roman Catholic hierarchy were mere bystanders during the Knights demise?
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.
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The French weren't alone in that regard. The German Princes of the Heretic Martin Luther's day, didn't have a love for his changes as much as the pretty plum of the Vatican's property.
tut tut, Di
take a deep breath
OH!!! You didn't turn the other cheek like Jesus says...
And no matter how you "spin it" the Roman Catholic Church was complicit in that sordid chapter. 20 Hail Marys for you sinner...