The Roman Catholic theocracy can and does control the Knights of Columbus, but was never able to control the Freemasons or Knights Templar.
And that is the reason why Catholics are not supposed to be Masons.
"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