Following Orders

[Lady Christina de Pond]

now that's contemporary.....a Pope who smokes and is on the juice!
 

rofl i'm in total agreement ff

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

[Lady Christina de Pond]

rofl

[Femme Falchion]

That's simply the "power" of belief and commitment. 

to quote our dear Brother Mikael, perhaps it's a "cursory swelling of religious fervor"

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

Yeah, yeah......that's it!!! 

[Femme Falchion]

*the bewitching warrior in the back raises her hand again*

"Professor Templar, while studying the Meet the Masters material, I couldn't help but notice that Philip of Milly resigned for unknown reasons.  What is your hypothesis?"

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

With what was laying at his feet at the time of his "departure", one would think a lack of total commitment to the ideals set forth by the Temple. There could also be something of a "Political advancement" move, since he was heading out in an ambassadorial role before he died. This leads me back to the first assumption, since Templar Masters had acted in key roles like that before and after this event. Add to that recognition, the power that was invested in a Master......why leave? Maybe he was wise enough to admit it was beyond his meager abilities to run it smoothly, or he didn't want the "head ache" as managers sometime phrase responsibility.

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

And Ladies and gentlemen, the Master's main office:

[Sir William Marcus]

If I may add. Here is another illustration that I pulled from my vault

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/2495343/Knights-Templar-heirs-in-legal-battle-with-the-Pope.html

[Sir William Marcus]

Whoa! Thats interesting.  I wondered how long it would be before someone stepped forward to claim a piece of that lost pie.  I do hope their motive is only to restore the "good name".

[Lady Christina de Pond]

ewwww i like this pic

[Femme Falchion]

So I'm wondering, who has the limited edition life-size replica of the Chinon parchment with the soft leather case and scholarly commentary?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1567337/Da-Vinci-Code-fans-can-pay-4000-to-show-innocence-of-the-Knights-Templar.html

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

[Sir William Marcus]

So I'm wondering, who has the limited edition life-size replica of the Chinon parchment with the soft leather case and scholarly commentary?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1567337/Da-Vinci-Code-fans-can-pay-4000-to-show-innocence-of-the-Knights-Templar.html

Not me! Actually I believe most went to libraries and institutions. I'm personally waiting for the counterfeit/paperback/pirated version to emerge on ebay someday