Knights Templar Heirs Sue the Pope!!

**baabaaloo** · August 18, 2008, 02:01 PM

I lol-ed when i read this: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=93613600
Basicly, the "heirs" wants $150 billion dollars because the pope took their money and land several hundred years ago....

**duda** · August 18, 2008, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by baabaaloo

I lol-ed when i read this: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=93613600
Basicly, the "heirs" wants $150 billion dollars because the pope took their money and land several hundred years ago....

Since the catholic church is a powerful mafia, i doubt anybody will succeed in suing them...

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH and the sicilian mafia is in the uniform....-italian police officer

**EpicJon** · August 18, 2008, 02:15 PM

Good luck to them. Personally, i think the Pope is just a power hungry criminal.

-EJon

**Fianóglach** · August 18, 2008, 02:21 PM

Technically should they not be filing suit against the descendants of Philip IV (King of France) who controlled Pope Clement V??? What a waste of everyone's time.

**Markas** · August 18, 2008, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by Fianóglach

What a waste of everyone's time.

I'm sure the Courts will say something along those lines.

**Big War Bird** · August 18, 2008, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by Markas

I'm sure the Courts will say something along those lines.

But only after wasting a lot of time and money.

**Carach** · August 18, 2008, 02:16 PM

how many heirs are there? thought much of their possy were murdered during the church's confiscation of all their gear.

**Mithie** · August 18, 2008, 02:19 PM

150 BILLION DOLLARS?!

HOLY

ING

**Carach** · August 18, 2008, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by Mithie

150 BILLION DOLLARS?!

HOLY

ING

well, the amount of wealth the templars possessed during the period probably wouldnt be far off that if we are to take into account the economics and so forth today relative to then.

Originally Posted by Kanaric

Maybe the Knights Hospitallar should sue Malta to get their island back.

that really goes back to the french again, with napoleon... and then Britain deciding they would keep it after nicking it off him.

all in all the french have a lot to pay out for

if we are to accept all these absurd demands anyway.

Pope has a pretty convinient cover though if it is to be tried in any european court, having to swear on Christianity's holy book.... the pope doesnt really have a problem when he's a representative of God himself. U cant sue god's employee!

**EpicJon** · August 18, 2008, 02:24 PM

Not if they win. I'd love to see this on tv, the Pope defending himself

**Markas** · August 18, 2008, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by EpicJon

Not if they win. I'd love to see this on tv, the Pope defending himself

On Judge Judy. An armoured knight and the Pope enter clutching papers giving each other evils.

**EpicJon** · August 18, 2008, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by Markas

On Judge Judy. An armoured knight and the Pope enter clutching papers giving each other evils.

lol, that would be amazing

I'd record that

-EJon

**Fianóglach** · August 18, 2008, 02:34 PM

Why should a bunch of lunatics who's lives have failed, and have resorted to clutching onto what is probably very loose genealogy be rewarded so much money, for an event that happened 700 years ago? If they want to dig up the body of King Philip IV and sell and rings he has on his corpse, fine! But 150 Billion dollars, please. Why not just get a life and stop trying to ride the coat tails of people that did great things 700 years ago, that you probably are not directly related to anyway. I hope they get counter-sued and convicted of fraud.

**Markas** · August 18, 2008, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by Fianóglach

Why should a bunch of lunatics who's lives have failed, and have resorted to clutching onto what is probably very loose genealogy be rewarded so much money, for an event that happened 700 years ago?

For a minute there I thought you were talking about the clergy...

**Fianóglach** · August 18, 2008, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by Markas

For a minute there I thought you were talking about the clergy...

LOL! I just may have been!

**Mithie** · August 18, 2008, 02:24 PM

Pretty sure the Manchus stole my great great great grandfather's furniture (according to family accounts, he was governor of Shao Xing at the time).

Who can I sue to get some money back?

**Kiljan Arslan** · August 19, 2008, 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by Mithie

Pretty sure the Manchus stole my great great great grandfather's furniture (according to family accounts, he was governor of Shao Xing at the time).

Who can I sue to get some money back?

You can sue any of the fallowing

Zhao Junzhe
Jin Yuzhang
Bryna Aisin Gioro

**Carl von Döbeln** · August 18, 2008, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by baabaaloo

I lol-ed when i read this: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=93613600
Basicly, the "heirs" wants $150 billion dollars because the pope took their money and land several hundred years ago....

They also killed Their ancestors

**~~Ummon~~** · August 18, 2008, 02:35 PM

These guys have no relationship with the Knights of the Temple, they are merely a new order with the same name. I've known one of them (a M.D. specialized in homeopathy...), really funny stuff.

As was said above, what a waste of everyone's time. Additionally, in modern times everyone is entitled to fifteen minutes of popularity.