Pope was investigating Knights Templar before his election

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Pope was investigating Knights Templar before his election
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The new Pope, Benedict XVI, was actively investigating secret societies
including the Knights Templar and the Illuminati, it was revealed yesterday.
Details were exposed by a local newspaper in Hertfordshire, England.
Cardinal Ratzinger was head of the Inquisition, the arm of the Church set up
to investigate, persecute or eliminate heretics. But the curious thing is,
we now know that he started his investigation shortly before he was elected
as the new Pope. Did he know something? He certainly made no secret of his
ambition to become Pope.

Pope�s probe into Hertford�s Templars

THE NEW POPE has reportedly made inquiries into a secret society in
Hertford, the Knights Templar.

He is thought to have contacted a top Hertfordshire historian and a records
officer at County Hall in Hertford.

The inquiries follow the Templars� demand last December for a papal apology
by 2007 for their persecution by the Vatican almost 700 years ago.

The demand � which the Vatican was said to be �seriously considering� � made
international headlines after it was exclusively revealed by the Mercury.
The news also appeared in national newspapers, including The Times, The
Independent, and The Guardian.

Now we have received new information that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger made the
calls prior to his election as Pope Benedict XVI earlier this month.

A source told the Mercury that the German cardinal contacted local history
expert Dr Alan Thompson at the University of Hertfordshire. The anonymous
source also pointed out that the Pope�s homeland, Bavaria, where he became a
memeber of Hitler Youth, is also the homeland of a mysterious secret
society, the Illuminati.

After we asked him to confirm the claim, Dr Thompson said: �I was contacted
some time ago by a previous cardinal ... but I don't want to talk any more
about it.�

Tim Acheson, a modern-day Templar, commented: �The professor may not want to
give anything away, but there is an important clue in his reply. The
�previous cardinal� can only refer to one man � Ratzinger.�

In Dan Brown�s best-selling novel, Angels and Demons, the Illuminati takes
revenge on the Vatican. Mr Acheson speculated, �Ratzinger is on record
suggesting that Freemasonry was set up to persecute Christianity. Perhaps it
is the revenge of the Templars that the Church fears, since the origin of
Freemasonry is rooted in the persecution of the Templars by the Church.�

Before he became Pope, Cardinal Ratzinger led the Vatican committee once
known as the �Inquisition�. Among its roles is to consider apologies to
groups persecuted by the church.

Such groups include the Knights Templar, a secretive Order of warrior monks
who were persecuted by King Phillip IV of France and Pope Clement V from
October 13, 1307.

The Mercury�s source also claimed that the cardinal contacted Herts County
Council's environmental records officer, Alison Tinneswood.

Ms Tinneswood would not comment this week and, seeking refuge in the �Data
Protection Act�, a Herts County. Council spokesman refused to confirm or
deny that a member of staff had been contacted by the Vatican.

A press officer for the Holy See pledged to look into the matter.

Mr Acheson observes an ironic historical connection between the Templars and
the name of the new Pope.

He added, cryptically: �The pontiff chose Benedict as his papal title, a
name with special significance for the Knights Templar. The Rule of the
Templars, which is like a code of conduct for the Order, was originally
known as the Rule of Benedict.�

SOURCE

Hertfordshire Mercury, �Pope�s probe into Hertford�s Templars�, page 25, 29
April 2005.

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