November 4, 2024

Were the Templars really guilty of sodomy?

Tony McMahon2 years ago2 years ago16 mins

The Knights Templar faced two sets of charges during their trials between 1304 and 1314 that fell under Heresy and Sodomy. One crime involved denying the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the supremacy of the Roman Catholic church. The other crime, sodomy, was the use of sex to undermine the natural order of things. Both…

Did the Templars Anticipate Their Arrest?

Tony McMahon2 years ago8 months ago05 mins

Did the Knights Templar know they were going to be arrested? It’s a key question because all those theories about the Templars burying secret treasure in various locations rests on the knights having advance knowledge that the French king’s forces were coming to round them up. Mainstream historians – and contemporary chroniclers – are almost…