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To: blam

Since the Papacy in 1307 was pretty much owned lock, stock, and barrel by King Phillip of France, and the suppression of the Templars was his idea, shouldn't they be asking the French government for an apology?


23 posted on 11/29/2004 3:18:23 PM PST by Campion
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To: Campion

Yep, that was my initial reaction.

The actor behind the whole thing was the King of France, not the Papacy.


24 posted on 11/29/2004 3:20:03 PM PST by Strategerist
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To: Campion
Since the Papacy in 1307 was pretty much owned lock, stock, and barrel by King Phillip of France, and the suppression of the Templars was his idea, shouldn't they be asking the French government for an apology?

LOL! What are you, some kind of trouble maker?? (grin)

37 posted on 11/29/2004 3:30:29 PM PST by yankeedame ("Born with the gift of laughter & a sense that the world was mad.")
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To: Campion
Since the Papacy in 1307 was pretty much owned lock, stock, and barrel by King Phillip of France, and the suppression of the Templars was his idea, shouldn't they be asking the French government for an apology?

You're right.

If I remember correctly, Pope Clement was one of the "anti-Popes" residing in Rome, installed by the king. The Pope/anti-Pope controversy split the Church at the time, and the anti-Pope was more a political figurehead than a religious one.

58 posted on 11/29/2004 3:47:40 PM PST by reformed_democrat (Just a red-state woman trapped in a blue-state nightmare.)
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"...shouldn't they be asking the French government for an apology?"

Now THERE'S a good idea....and some good possibilities...

77 posted on 11/29/2004 4:13:42 PM PST by cake_crumb (UN Resolutions=Very Expensive, Very SCRATCHY Toilet Paper)
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