[MeanWestTexan]

Yes, the Swiss Guards descend from the Templars who fled and founded Switzerland.

Statutes all over Switzerland about how the KT drove out the French. (As if the white flag with the red cross wasn't a tipoff. Not to mention secret banks.)

[fishtank]

Hmmm, thanks for the history..."something new ever' day" as I learned how to say it in God's country... (Texas)

[fishtank]

Hmmm, thanks for the history..."something new ever' day" as I learned how to say it in God's country... (Texas)

[PanzerKardinal]

You described the Swiss flag as being a white flag with a red cross, but as I recall from my Swiss-in-laws, the Swiss flag is a square red flag with a white cross.

What you seem to be describing is the flag of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Perhaps I missed something? Is there some sort of Templar connection with the ICRC?

I thought the Swiss flag was originally the flag of the Canton of Schwyz, developed in the 1200's.

But maybe I wrong?