Knights Templar History: Trial of the century? Knights Templar heirs vs. the Pope

The heirs of the Knights Templar have launched a legal battle in Spain to force the Pope to restore the reputation of the disgraced order which was accused of heresy and dissolved seven centuries ago.
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The legal move by the Spanish group comes follows the unprecedented step by the Vatican towards the rehabilitation of the group when last October it released copies of parchments recording the trials of the Knights between 1307 and 1312.
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The Chinon parchment revealed that, contrary to historic belief, Clement V had declared the Templars were not heretics but disbanded the order anyway to maintain peace with their accuser, King Philip IV of France.

Knights Templar heirs in legal battle with the Pope

Ok, first of all, I am not sure that the Chinon parchment can be successfully used as a legal document that pertains to the matter. The Chinon process, as far as I can understand, primarily dealt with a group of individuals, not the Order in its entirety. The subsequent disbandment of the Order was a whole different story. On the other hand, the Chinon document demonstrates that the Vatican owes some explanation. However, the fact that this explanation is demanded by a group that claims to be heirs of the Knights Templar only complicates the situation, because the whoel question of property becomes an issue.

I am most interested, though, in finding out how precisely these Templar heirs are going to prove their lineage. It seems that it would be quite logical for them to know the whereabouts of the Templar treasure!

One of the weakest points in Raymond Khoury's "The Last Templar" is the use of the phrase Veritas vos liberabit (The truth will set you free). This Bible verse from John 8 is enigmatically presented as one of the Templar's mottos, because it can be supposedly found on some Templar castle in France (Chateau de Blanchefort, to be precise). I was unable to find any references to this inscription. I mean, if every Templar castle had this inscription prominently displayed... According to the novel, the markings are there, in plain sight. Why can't I find any pictures anywhere?

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According to one of the comments, the name of the castle is Chateau Blanquefort. The book clearly states Blanchefort. Perhaps it is a minor issue, because I would be happy enough to see any Templar structure with the inscription "Veritas vos liberabit."

A new book claims that the Holy Grail is most certainly in Wales. The funny thing is that the author actually argues with Dan Brown as if his opinion was in some way academically and methodologically valid. I also like this passage in the article:

More recently a theory was put forward by former Western Mail journalist and bard, Owen Morgan, who claimed the Grail was not an object but the beautiful landscape of Wales.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales ... -21328768/

In my personal opinion, the Holy Grail is also not an object. It has become a symbolic representation of the money that can be potentially spent by tourist in any given location. As the peddlers at Renaissance fairs cry out: "Holy Grails! Get them while their holy!"

The book's title is:
Eternal Chalice: The Enduring Legend of the Holy Grail (I.B.Tauris, £18.99)

A scene from the 2005 French TV series called "Rois Maudits".

I did not own any knights Templar-related merchandize prior to the purchase of a Swiss Gear Marlet backpack. Seriously, the makers of the Original Swiss Army Knife manufacture products that no self-respecting Knight Templar would ever refuse to don. The red crosses are everywhere! The list price is over $80 and that reflects the quality and excellent features of this backpack. Primarily, these packs are meant for IT professionals on the go, because they have a very nicely padded compartment for a laptop. The Marlet is the smallest backpack in the series, and it is a superb choice even if you don't plan to carry a computer in it all the time.

The fact that I bring up the Templar connection (apart from the red crosses) is due to a rather enticing (in my opinion) theory that when the Templar Order was disbanded a great deal of its resources where channeled into the area now known as Switzerland. Hence we have this very militaristic, multinational and multilingual confederation that uses the Templar cross as a symbol of some of its cantons. I hope to write much more on this subject, because after some research I have a great deal of interesting evidence that was enough to make a skeptic, such as myself, believe that there may be something valid in this theory.

It has been my opinion for a long time that the sole driving force behind the Reformation was nothing but Martin Luther's desire to marry a certain nun. Although Luther and Catherine von Bora did not have an elaborate wedding, the humbleness of their attitude should be very much doubted if you but look at the rings! What a veritable cornucopia of symbols!

Martin Luther's engagement and wedding rings

FilmSwords is a company makes medieval decorative swords "as seen in the movies." This makes me believe that the Swedish film "Arn: The Knight Templar" is more popular than I thought.

Peter Johnsson (who works as designer for Albion) modelled it on a type of sword being used at the end of the 1100s. A well-known representative of this type exists and is preserved in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna: the sword of Saint Maurice, part of the imperial regalia of the Holy Roman Empire.

Arn was given his sword by his master and mentor, monk and one-time Templar, Brother Guilbert.

The sword bears an inscription "In hoc signo vinces" - "With this sign though shall be victorious." This motto is not exclusively a Templar device, but it was somewhat favored by the Knights of the Temple. Other than that I have nothing to say about the authenticity of the sword. Buy at your own risk!

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