Bolt_Gundam510 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 ROME, Italy (AP) -- The Vatican has published secret archive documents about the trial of the Knights Templar, including a long-lost parchment that shows that Pope Clement V initially absolved the medieval Christian order from accusations of heresy, officials said Friday. The 300-page volume recently came out in a limited edition -- 799 copies -- each priced at $8,377, said Scrinium publishing house, which prints documents from the Vatican's secret archives.The order of knights, which ultimately disappeared as a result of the heresy scandal, recently captivated the imagination of readers of the best-seller "The Da Vinci Code," in which the author Dan Brown linked the Templars to the story of the Holy Grail.The work reproduces the entire documentation on the papal hearings convened after King Philip IV of France arrested and tortured Templar leaders in 1307 under charges of heresy and immorality.The military order of the Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon was founded in 1118 in Jerusalem to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land following the First Crusade.As their military might increased, the Templars also grew in wealth, acquiring property throughout Europe and running a primitive banking system. After the Templars left the Middle East with the collapse of the Crusader kingdoms, their power and secretive ways aroused the fear of European rulers and sparked accusations of corruption and blasphemy.Historians believe that Philip owed debts to the Templars and seized on the accusations to arrest their leaders and extort confessions of heresy under torture as a way to seize the order's riches.The publishing house said the new book includes the "Parchment of Chinon," a 1308 decision by Clement to save the Templars and their order. The document was misplaced for centuries in the archives and found again by researchers in 2001.According to the Vatican archives Web site, the parchment shows that Clement absolved the Templar leaders of the heresy charge, though he did recognize they were guilty of immorality, and he planned to reform the order.However, pressured by Philip, Clement later reversed his decision and suppressed the order in 1312.Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of the Templars, was burned at the stake in 1314 along with his aides.Surviving monks fled, with some absorbed by other orders, and over the centuries, some groups have claimed to have descended from the Templars. Source: CNN EUROPE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dock98 Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 i heard on the history channel that the french king at the time torchered the templars to make them admit heresy,where there was non so he could keep all their wealth for himself.they havent changed much.good post G thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeus_Hunt Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Wen there is money and religion involved ... lots of bad things happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sozen Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Wen there is money and religion involved ... lots of bad things happen.That is the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Wen there is money and religion involved ... lots of bad things happen.haha thats so true :)...QFT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dweller Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Wen there is money and religion involved ... lots of bad things happen.Damn right :notworthy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 1 Word--French-- :fool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dock98 Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 1 Word--French-- :fool:hear that, same shit different day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudeboy2025 Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 :welcome: Already knew about this from books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dock98 Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 <_< Already knew about this from books.the movie"the davinci code" had some mention about the templars history also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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