Jerusalem and the Templars

[MJ anderson]

Angus mac Lir wrote:

> For an excellent history of the origins of Freemasonry and the fate of the
> Knights Templar, see, "the Hiram Key" and "Second Messiah"  by two English
> Freemasons, Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas.

...Please...these books are hardly "balanced"  and are meant to sell, not to
recount accurate history.
MJA



> These books, particularly
> the first, gives a very revealing discussion of the origin of the Roman
> Catholic church and ecclesiastical power-politics. They are both quite
> well-researched and are solidly reasoned. Even so, they may offend the
> sensibilities of persons with more doctrinaire thinking. (Sometimes the
> truth is ugly.)
>
> Ah, well-as we are told, "the crimes are not of Spain, but of the times."
> The same may be said of churches, as well.
>
> The survivors of the slaughter of Freemasonry in France escaped to Scotland,
> and just BTW, intervened in the battle of Bannockburn. The Freemason
> connection between Scotland and France was one of the fundamental ties
> between the kingdoms.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage [mailto:GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu]On Behalf Of
> Rosina Lila
> Sent: Wednesday, 09 May 2001 17 33
> To: GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu
> Subject: Re: Jerusalem and the Templars
>
> Hi Preston,
> How very nice to read a message from you again.
> My own father was a Mason, although I doubt that he knew of the historical
> and/or religious provenance of  the order. . Your reference to the Masons
> evolving from the Templars does make some kind of sense.  But, how and when
> the Scotland connection?  If you find the sources, and any possible extant
> remnants of Santiago-pilgrims-protector-knights  in today's Jerusalem,
> (where
> I'll be on May 26), I'll be as grateful to you as always..... and maybe even
> more.
> Warm regards,
> Rosina