[Cronos]

"Knights Templar." --- err... what are you talking about? The Knights of the Temple were a key Catholic order, the first standing army of the West, that won Jerusalem and kept it for a while. They were initially true to the faith (and probably were until the end)

They were decimated by secular princes -- mostly the French King (who was the most powerful at that time and wanted the Templar's money...

So, yes, the Knights Templar were an intrinsic part of the theocracy

[Bishop_Malachi]

The betrayal of the Knights Templar was one of the most disgraceful things in the history of our Church’s leadership. It is a very sad story.

[oldtimer]

It was the French King who was broke, who teamed up with the then Pope to go after the Templars.

Read your history books.