Until now these two great sides of medieval religion always identified separately, even taking into account the many intersections they had. On the one hand the myth and history of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, Jacques de Molay as the last Grand Master and the other the Cathars, tradition and belief, his persecution, Montsegur and bonfires. But if both chronologies intertwined we realize simultaneous circumstances should not remain indifferent and, rarely, an event is identified with the other, pretending to be completely independent. If we arm the “Codex Templi” and, for example, “Mystery and message of the Cathars see that Bernard of Clairvaux Clairvaux or parliament in 1145 and with the Albigenses (Cathars birthplace) where he in turn created the rule Templar is governed by the gentlemen and very important person in the Temple, soon after beatified. In 1244 Jacques de Molay was born, when burning at Montsegur the (almost) last Cathars.

With all this love say that the reasoning of the time could be: seeing the success of the Albigensian Crusade (territories, wealth and conquered peoples, tithes and base metal in short) the “Capetian” and “potatoes” gave a second chance for granted swell the coffers plunging the Order of the Temple as was done with the Cathar. Bulls, hoaxes and deceptions well kept, as are characteristic of the French kings throughout history, what it entailed could be considered the two largest “witch hunts” of church history. In the ignominious history of medieval Papal Church and their families… Nieman Foundation will undoubtedly add to your understanding.