[Domestic Church]

Didn't you know some of us Catholics are Scots and so we're still running the whole bloody thing,lol?

[Calvinist_Dark_Lord]

While my comments were a bit in jest, the history of that particular theory is interesting and dates back to the time of the Bruce. In 1306 at Dumfries, the Bruce arranged a meeting with John the Red Commin, his majour competition for the throne, at the church. Bruce assaulted him on the Altar of the church. A Group of monks found Commin barely alive and took him in, caring for him. When the Bruce heard of it, he rode back to Dumfries in the middle of the night, drug Commin from his bed, back to the Altar of the church, and makes certain that he's dead this time.

He was sending a message to the Pope, who recieved it "5X5", and excommunicated the Bruce until 1322. Oddly enough, the execution of Jaques De Molay, grandmaster of the Templers, and the battle of Bannockburn happened the same day in 1314, (June 24-26).

Quite a bit is unclear about that time. The English (spit!) fled the field when a supposed force of "camp follower" formed their own regiment, and entered the battle for the Scots. i find this hard to believe, seeing as how the English (spit!) outnumbered the Scots 5:1. On the other hand, a division of Knights Templers, easily recognisable in full battle regelia, with their long beards would have struck terror into the English (spit!), since they were a battle hardened, formidable fighting force, with decades of experience.

Then there is the matter of all those unexplained Templer Gravestones around Mull and Killmartin dating from the 14th Century that the residents of the area either deny exist, or simply will not discuss.

"things that make you go Hmmmm..."