I do not know of any good books on them but I did find this with google search engine:
okay. thanks. no, i definitely don’t want to read anything about the freemasons. i will check out the website. i just finished a good book called the brotherhood of the holy shroud and it was fiction and was about the different groups who want to protect the shroud of turin and a group that wanted to reclaim the shroud to the community of edessa where it was kept for sometime. i would also like to read a good book about the shroud of turin. interesting that while i am reading this book, the Catholic church comes out and says that the Knights Templar had the shroud in their possession during a period of time it was missing.
Careful of that website, It may contain a little heresy, I just compare it with a Roman Catholic website which you may find a little more factual: newadvent.org/cathen/14493a.htm
i definitely don’t want any false books about them. i would like a book that has been researched and based on facts. i did read the newadvent website about them. i know there have been a lot of books written about the Knights Templar, so that is why i am asking for recommendations.
thank you for your recommendation. that is exactly what i am looking for! i definitely want a book that is historically accurate - not interested in a da vinci code type book.
s secret name and by Masonic Ritual, nobody is allowed to utter the words Jahbulon on pain of decapitation, at least they promise. A Royal Arch can only pronounce one consonant of the above trinity requiring two others to pronounce the other two respectively. After Royal Arch many masons get bored and start joining other rites for fun. Beyond the non-Christian Craft and Royal Arch degrees are self-styled Christian Orders including yours (Knights Templar), the Red Cross of Constantine, and the Rose Croix. In the 1950s Father Walton Hannah (a religious man, having nothing to do with the conspiracy fringe of Catholic writing on Masonry) analyzed the rituals of these ``Christian Orders which enables mere master Masons of the 3rd degree to vault to the 18th in a Gnostic obligation pledging fidelity to the secrets and mysteries of this Order. The emphasis is on the inititiates impersonation of Christ in achieving his own salvation through enlightenment (which is the oldest heresy the Church had to fight, Gnosticism, which teaches that salvation is only achievable by secret knowledge forbidden to the profane). My dad knew way too many people who left the Catholic Church, became Orthodox or other, just so they could belong to the Order. Books in support of my claims (2 bestsellers): Inside the Brotherhood by Martin Short, The Brotherhood by Steven Knight, and Walton Hannah Darkness Visible . If you do post a reply please point me to the Papal Bull or Proclamation allowing Catholics to join your order and exempting it from the Vaticans encompassing Condemnation of all Masonic Orders. And while you find the Papal pronouncements praising your particular order, please, please feel free to personally comdem all Royal Arch Masons as Anti-Catholic for worshipping JAHBULON. Please, you have much documentation, as a Christian Templar renounce Craft Masonry and Royal Arch. Ive pointed out three legitimate books here which show they are incompatible with belief in the Holy Trinity so give them a read. I really cant understand Christian Masons who go to incredible degrees consuming space and time in defense of their Orders, when they could be spending the exact same amount of sweat and time helping the Church, joining the Knights of Columbus, proclaiming the truth of Christ. But no, I expect Ill receive a voluminous, verbose retort defending the Order because of course why should anyone spend time on the Catholic blogs learning about the Church and Christ when we should be defending secret societies and their temples. If you do feel the need to state you do not belong to a secret society please contact your superiors and post a link to where one can find, Word for Word, all the rituals for Each Degree of the Knights Templar. You have nothing to hide! The Bible and Catechism are available to all, so please post a link for what is required to be said in your order for initiation into each of the degrees right to the top. If you cant publish this, well then, of course its a secret. With all the problems in the world could not you and I have spent this time praying for sinners instead of engaging in an argument over a secret club. You dont have to belong to a Temple or non-Catholic brotherhood for philanthropy.Oh sorry, forgot for 7 Sorrows, on Shroud of Turin, have you read The Blood and the Shroud by Ian Wilson. amazon.com/Blood-Shroud-Evidence-Worlds-Sacred/dp/0684855291/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240977155&sr=1-1
Crusades historian Thomas F. Madden, in his bibliography to “The Concise History of the Crusades,” states that there are only a few good books on the Templars. He recommends “The New Knighthood : A History of the Order of the Temple,” by Malcolm Barber. Since the publication of Madden’s book, Barber has published a second volume on the Templars called “The Trial of the Templars.”
If I recall correctly, this is Madden is the fellow whose articles debunking Inquisition myths appeared in ‘First Things’ and famous for his good methodology in researching these matters. Sounds like a reliable resource in regards to recommendations about books on these subjects.