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Were the Knights Templar the
military arm of the Priory?

No, the Knights were a monastic order formed in AD
1118 to protect Holy Land pilgrims during the Crusades.

Did the Templars discover
the Sangreal documents
below the Jerusalem temple?

There is not a shred of reliable evidence that the
Templars discovered anything under the temple ruins,
whether Ark of the Covenant, Shroud of Turin, or Holy
Grail.

Did the Templars get rich by
blackmailing the church
about Jesus and Mary?

No, the Templars grew wealthy through gifts from
wealthy patrons and as “bankers” for Europe’s rich and
powerful – not by keeping secrets about Jesus and Mary.

Did Pope Clement V destroy
the Templars to protect the
secret of the Holy Grail?

No, it was king Philip IV of France who, out of desire for
their wealth, conspired to destroy the Templars.

The material on this
webpage is available
in more detail and with
supporting references
in Truth & Error in the
Da Vinci Code, by Mark
L. Strauss

The Da Vinci Code claims that the Knights Templar was the military
arm of the secret society the Priory of Sion, which was given the
task of uncovering documents purportedly hidden beneath the
Jerusalem temple, documents that would confirm the ancient
secret. The Knights discovered these “Sangreal documents” and
subsequently became fabulously wealthy, either through blackmail
or because the Church bought their silence. By the 1300s, their
power and influence had become a major threat to the Vatican,
which launched a campaign of terror, labeling the Knights Templar
heretics and evildoers. The Knights’ ranks were decimated, but their
secret documents were never discovered, kept hidden by the
elusive members of the Priory of Sion.

See The Da Vinci Code, p. 158