The rule of the order was modeled after the Benedictine Rule, especially as understood and implemented by the Cistercians. Did the Knights Templar take a vow of chastity? The Templar priest class was similar to the modern day military chaplain. He could not have debt more than he could pay, and no infirmities. He could not be married or betrothed and cannot have any vow in any other Order. The knights could hold no property and receive no private letters. Under torture, Molay and other leading Templars confessed and were eventually burned at the stake. In 1307, King Philip IV of France and Pope Clement V combined to take down the Knights Templar, arresting the grand master, Jacques de Molay, on charges of heresy, sacrilege and Satanism. Why did the Catholic Church kill the Knights Templar?
All these estates, with the exception of Faxfleet, Temple Hirst, and Temple Newsam, passed to the Hospitallers. In Yorkshire, Temple Newsam was one of the key Templar holdings. Temple Church still stands on the site of the old Preceptory in London, and effigies of Crusading Templars can still be seen there today. On February 27, 2015, Servando “La Tuta” Gómez Leader of the Knights Templar was arrested by the Mexican federal police….Knights Templar Cartel.
Who is the leader of the Knights Templar cartel?
