Yeah. That’s what I said.
The Daily Telegraph reports that The Association of the Sovereign Order of the Temple of Christ has launched a court case in Spain, demanding Pope Benedict “recognise” the seizure of assets worth €100bn. The Spanish-based group of Templars apparently says in a statement: “We are not trying to cause the economic collapse of the Roman Catholic Church, but to illustrate to the court the magnitude of the plot against our Order.” This might come as a surprise to those who believe that the order of warrior monks – also credited with possessing the Holy Grail and laying the foundation of the European banking system – was smashed in 1307 by Pope Clement V and Philip IV of France.
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This makes me imagine Pope Palpatine The Inquisitor sitting on his pope throne, doing the Mr. Burns hand-rub, and chuckling at the idea of how many lawyers he can afford with that €100bn. And then chuckling at the idea of Dan Brown’s head exploding.
