I’m feeling guilty over the Templars’ Innocence
Seems like every other day, or at least every other week, there is some new article in the media announcing the Templars’ innocence based on the Chinon Parchment.
Generally, and I’m sure hardly coincidently, it is usually tied in to the release of some new book on the Templars.
Problem is – the information really isn’t anything new – at least not to the likes of say Malcolm Barber or Helen Nicholson, who have written great works on the Templar trials.
While the Chinon Parchment may have been misfiled since the seventeenth century, historians have long known the general information it contains, particularly when you consider that the papal bull that dissolved the order - Vox in Excelso – pretty much dismisses the idea that they were heretics.
Rather, Clement and his council felt the Templars’ reputation was too sullied for them to continue.
With all this new-fangled interest in their innocence, I wouldn’t be surprised if some modern-day Templar Order tried to sue the Vatican …. Oh, you say that’s already happened?
Last year, a British Templar Order demanded that Pope Benedict apologize for the Church’s actions against the Templars, and now we have an outfit in Spain trying to sue for the restoration of their good name.
We all get it - the Templars were innocent. But if these little groups claiming to be the real deal keep popping out of the woodwork, the Templars may get a new reputation, and one that requires the wearing of white mantles with sleeves that tie in the back.
posted by Stephen Dafoe @ 11:36 PM
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1 Comments:
11:49 AM 8/6/2008
I can understand why. For years I struggle with all those pro's and con's from the past as well. There are lieing under the surface of modern sentiments, a variety of emotions and passions that effect some of the things we see going on.
Other events can not be ignored as to the influence they may be having as well on influencing the addressment of past injustices, real or imagined, that are directed at the Church.
More so then what you say about the changes in the Order that may have influenced the Popes decision is the state of the Church over time.
How it's perceived can have a influence on the passions of others, to seek restitution in various forms as a result of perceptions of the Church and
whether or not it has sailed a true and steady course over time as well. The Templars were a
product of their times and environment and history would have us believe they simply ceased. It
would be hard to remove the complexity form society in such a simple manner. Unfortunately,it may be the perception of an absence of fundamental Christian beliefs which have at times seemed to keep the Church on top that has resulted in this target being placed upon it. I find it hard to accept an organizatin that does not hold itself accountable to it's own standards, should flourish as a result of injustice. In says, it's the complexities of those perceptions that also influences events. While I believe that the Church has much potential, it falls short and I think the desires and passions some have for the Order today, are a result of such short comings where people seek something that has more to do with they needs then the needs of an organization engaged most often in it's own survival for the sake of surviving. No one likes someone who wins by cheating, and Church certainly has not played fair through history. Perhaps this is justice long over due or perhaps, it is something less honorable on the part of those who pursue such
efforts. The truth will lie in the aftermath of such endeavers, when we see how the game was played and how the winners and losers react to the final outcome.
--Vindicatus
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