Were the Knights Templar Devil Worshippers?

a reply to: Degradation33

I mean, if the inverted cross on the Pope's throne is a symbol of Jesus and of Lucifer, it's not too much of a stretch to assume the Catholic Church and even possibly Christianity itself started from Devil worship.

a reply to: Coeruleum

Its a collection of religious ideologies that came before aka Christianity.

originally posted by: firerescue
a reply to: Coeruleum

The Templars ran the first international banking system - if going on a pilgrimage or crusade in the Holy Land , one didnot simply travel dragging along bags of gold/silver coins. Too easy to get lost or robbed

One went to a Templar Commandry and deposited their coin. One would get a coded letter indicating the value of the deposited coin, the first bank book The Templars had invented codes to prevent forgery , codes known only to them

Travelers could get to Templar Commandry and cash in their letter, the letter would be updated reflecting the new value

Templars also lent money , to get around the prohibition on charging interest would "rent" they money charging rent

This put many princes in hock to the Templars giving King Philip IV (The Fair) an excuse for suppressing the Templars

He got the Pope, Clement V, his stooge to dissolve the order, Only the Pope could dissolve the order as was created by Papal Bull.

To lend moral authority to the destruction of the Templars charged then with Hersey (preaching false doctrine), Blasphemy (denying the faith) and sodomy (Homosexuality) The last was probably true

I mean, the first two also sounded true since they worshipped Mammon.

a reply to: Coeruleum
The inverted Cross means Illumination, ego death

The normal cross represents original sin, life

a reply to: GoldGoo9

Thing is there are numerous connotations and meanings surrounding an inverted cross.

Some of which even predate Christianity and Judaism.