With the numerous rumors about Templar initiation, the Pope had to know exactly what it was the Templars were doing to be gaining such attention.
King Philip succeeded in making Jacques de Molay confess to the charges. With the confession of the Grand Master, all of the Templars would be considered guilty. Peter of Bologna had been trained as a lawyer and had been the Templar representative to the papal court in Rome.
On April 23, , Peter, with three others, went before the commission and demanded what amounts to full disclosure of their accusers and all the information and evidence gathered in the case.
They also requested a ban on witnesses conversing with one another, and that all proceedings should be kept secret until they had been sent to the Pope. Two days after this change, 54 Templars were burned outside of Paris. When the commission again asked to see Peter of Bologna, they were told that he had "suddenly returned to his former confession, then broken out of jail and fled.
Pope Clement did not want to delay the trials further, three of his cardinals were dispatched to accompany the main leaders of the Templars, including Jacques de Molay.
The three cardinals, acting on behalf of the church, did not believe the Templars had committed any sins, should be absolved and receive the sacraments again. Usury was a charge which, presumably, the Templars were guilty of, however, this charge is not levied against them. For this reason the charge of usury was not brought against them. Religion Wiki Explore. Religion portals.
Sunni Islam Shia Islam. What if they had co-ordinated their defence and denied their confessions? What if the Pope had faced down and defied the scandal? Man, it's a dry book.
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Be the first to start one ». Readers also enjoyed. About Alain Demurger. Alain Demurger. Books by Alain Demurger. Related Articles. Announcing the Winners of the Goodreads Choice Awards! Cynical, sordid, pitiful episode, but a very good book. Scholarly and businesslike. View all 13 comments. Aug 21, P. Maior rated it it was amazing Shelves: contra-eso-tribalicides , esoteric-hebraica-christianity , gurdjieff-post-mod-western-occult , tolkien-northern-medieval-lore.
And guess who got to approve and appoint your attourneys for you oh Templars? You guessed it. So now where are we? At the Bar red exam. Templars and their relation to the famed nasty crusades though some ask? See for example Raymond of Toulouse if you can discover true information about the right one; and his relation or lack of such with the Pope then.
All things swung and changed on the fulcrum with the killing of the Templars. Looked all over town, got turned around to walk back through the mud, the kind you had left behind you.
Waiting to start, waiting to lie, wait until dark; I told you, man, I told you. Mar 06, Anatolikon rated it it was amazing Shelves: mediaeval. A sober study that aims to go through the details of the Templar trial to examine why the Order was attacked and destroyed in France in the manner that it was, and whether the charges were justified.
Barber finds no evidence for the various sins the Templars were accused of and argues that the differing levels of torture employed between France and England demonstrate the falsity of the confessions extracted in the former. This made them vulnerable to an avaricious king and a weak pope.
Aug 10, Ferda Nihat Koksoy rated it really liked it Shelves: history. I did not enjoy this book. Barber's radical skepticism was incredibly frustrating with regard to this trial, as he took NO TIME to imagine the motives of the Templars complexly. It was stifling to the imagination. Feb 06, Mary Rose rated it it was amazing Shelves: history , history-medieval. Excellent and very thorough. I was only slightly familiar with the topic from readings that mentioned it in passing, so it was nice to get the full picture.
Barber talks about the trial from many angles and is very helpful at stitching together sources to cover gaps in knowledge. My copy is full of notes now and I'm sure I'll be referring to it as my go-to timeline for a long time. Sin miramientos.
Ahora y siempre. Jul 28, Gerry rated it really liked it. Brought up as an RC I had no reason as a young person to question that faith.
Until one day I was in Sunderland Public Library Reference Room completing homework and happened upon a multivolume history of the Church which I spent weeks reading. I never took books at face value again. This book is a scholarly look at one part of Christendom. Book is not too terribly long, but drags in the middle. The last few chapters pick up and get it from a 3 to a 4 or 3. Mar 02, Russell Lay rated it really liked it. Masonically, I am a KT. Of course, we just play at the idea the traditions and lineage have continued.
But this book explains the real Templars; their origins, their rise and fall and everything in between. A good read. But the most important part of this book is the actual trial s that took place in France.
He is the namesake of the Masonic youth organization for young men. And added bonus for Masons in reading this book. Jul 04, Billy rated it it was amazing.
In-depth study, with references and bibliography. He has compiled scattered accurate information regarding the Templars and laid it down in an easy to read fashion. Despite the title of the book, this book covers more than just the trials surrounding the Templars. It is a concise timeline of the time period including political powers, church rulers, allies and enemies, detractors and benefactors.
Barber has given a balanced view of the Tem In-depth study, with references and bibliography. Barber has given a balanced view of the Templars, their rise, fall, trial and destruction.
He offers a plethora of footnotes and references and a daunting bibliography which would be the envy of any medieval history, Templar history, catholic history, french history or crusades history lover. Also offered by Barber is another book covering the Templars The New Knighthood : A History of the Order of the Temple which goes even further in depth regarding the actual successes and failures of the Order, again offering a huge list of historical references.
Barber, it appears, is the foremost historical expert that is publishing works regarding the secretive but ever-popular Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon.
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