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(03-23-2015, 12:17 PM)esholars Wrote: Vatican To Clear Knights Templar After 700 Years
Posted On March 13, 2015
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(Vatican City) — The Vatican is moving to at least partly rehabilitate the Knights Templar, 700 years after the Christian military order was tried for heresy. The Vatican is preparing to release a reproduction of the minutes of the 14th Century trial of the Templars. Members of the order were burned at the stake as heretics. Some historians say the Templars were victims of a king who didn’t want to pay his debts. The Templars financed a number of wars for French King Philip the Fourth. In addition to owing them a lot of money, Philip was their most active accuser. The documents include Pope Clement the Fifth’s declaration clearing the Templars of heresy. The order was founded in the early 12th Century and disbanded by Pope Clement after their trial.
This was also in the news back in 2007 - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnew...mplar.html