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October 13, 2007

It's 700 Years Late, But What the Heck

Why is the Vatican spending time and effort exhonerating the Knights Templar 700 years after the infamous "Friday the 13th"? And isn't it odd that this happens just when people are beginning to compare Blackwater to the Knights Templar? Is there a connection? Well, it is the latest and greatest conspiracy theory. The fact that the great pontiff himself would get involved certainly makes one wonder. Of course, the foreign press is also taking note, as is the Daily Kos.

I must say I don't see the Blackwater/Templar comparison as particularly valid, but it is interesting to see it being made. Depending on your point of view, it either demeans the historic perception of the Templars or uplifts the reputation of Blackwater. And maybe that's the purpose.

Some are asking whether Blackwater is the fourth horseman of the apocalypse (or should I say horsemen, as the fourth horse - the pale horse - carried two men, Death and Hell - very apropriate description of Blackwater, which is interesting because the Templar's emblem was a horse carrying two men). If Blackwater is intended to be a reincarnation of the Templars, it is a perverted one and certainly deserving of the pale horse comparison.

I, for one, would rather see the Pope come down on the modern "Templars" - as in Blackwater - than waste time exhonerating a 700-years-ago group of knights that have no relevance to today. Or do they?

Posted by Becky at October 13, 2007 01:23 PM