The Connections Between the Masons the Knights Templar

The Connections Between the Masons & the Knight’s. Templar Pam Chatikavanij

Who are the Knights Templar? n n n 6/135 members were real Knights. 11 were priests others were smiths, tanners, tailors, shoe makers, gardeners, and cow and sheepherders

1307 Templar Mass Arrest n n n 1307 a mass arrest of the Templar. Under King Phillip’s order. The trial lasted 7 years.

The Charges were : Sacrilegious acts on the cross. n Denial of God. n Obscene kisses. n Neglecting & abusing their duties by using stature. n

The Masons About 3 millions members in the U. S. n About 700 thousand in U. K. n Millions more around the world. n

U. S. President Members: n George Washington, Andrew Jackson, James Polk, Andrew Johnson, James Garfield, Howard Taft, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman and Gerald Ford.

Other Famous Members: n The Founding Fathers. n 8/56 signatures on the Declaration of Independence. n 9 signatures in the Constitution.

Religious Beliefs. n n Masons not structured around Christianity reject Atheism require to believe in some sort of Supreme Being n n Templars rejected by the Pope: link to God. Constantly running and hiding. New form of communication: more on a personal, and private basis.

Clothing Masons n Apprentice receives a Masonic Apron made of sheepskin n Badge of innocence and purity n Templars n decorate themselves in only sheepskin n Require sheepskin girdle symbolize purity and innocence. n

Masonic Apron

Kirkwall Scroll Sinclair: contain information about the location of the Holy Grail. n Templars used to pass on knowledge to the Masons during the Crusade. n

Opposing View Point Roach : impossible, 4 century overlap. n Dr. Dickson : Sinclair own agenda affected his thought process. The outcome of iconography favor what Sinclair wanted to believe. n

Stuart Beattie : the scroll could have been a “floor cloth”. n Made by William Graeme. n