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Talk:Knights Templar

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It is not...[edit]

It is not a conspiracy theory, the Catholic Church and the King of France conspired to eliminate them. Talsley (talk) 18:05, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

I am awaiting a response. Talsley (talk) 15:41, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
You contradicted yourself and mentioned something that the article already explains. Happy? 99.50.98.145 (talk) 18:58, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
knights templar conspiracy theory in google search disagrees with you--il'Dictator Mikal 19:26, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

Actual "Heresy"[edit]

Should we mention the truth of the allegations against the Knights Templar?

The allegations of sodomy, defilement and apostasy were certainly accurate to some extent - but only as a psychological training exercise. The then-grand-master (I forget his name)was actually discussing reform with the Pope, but because of extraordinary powers given the French Inquisition (and never retracted), by the time this could be done, too many knights Templar had been executed. 27.111.71.97 (talk) 01:57, 12 September 2014 (UTC)

So...[edit]

Does anyone actually believe they still exist? Knowing some idiots, probably, but I don't know for sure.--Tsunadi (talk) 12:13, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

The head[edit]

... was that of the legendary Headless Horseman. Anna Livia (talk) 17:59, 9 April 2019 (UTC)