Medieval Reenactment - Portraying a Templar

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Bit of an off the wall question here, but I participate in some medieval living history events from time to time as I am interested in that period of history. Occasionally I will portray a Templar Knight. While doing some research I ran across information related to the Council of Vienne 1311-1312, which can be found in the papal encyclicals site.
There is a specific section that I came across that stated this:
" Therefore, with a sad heart, not by definitive sentence, but by apostolic provision or ordinance, we suppress, with the approval of the sacred council, the order of Templars, and its rule, habit and name, by an inviolable and perpetual decree, and we entirely forbid that anyone from now on enter the order, or receive or wear its habit, or presume to behave as a Templar. If anyone acts otherwise, he incurs automatic excommunication. "
Do I run the risk of stepping over a line here in regards to portraying a Templar Knight for strictly living history purposes?
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Andrew
 
My parish had me play Judas and Pontius Pilate for the passion play on alternate years- I am still in the communion line!
 
I know a guy who does medieval reenactment who paid some good money for an Order of the Golden Fleece collar. I cringe every time I see it— because the Order is still active and has Real People in it (like, King Felipe VI of Spain, the King of Sweden, the Emperor of Japan, and the King of Norway.)

So, it’s just a personal feeling, but it’s sort of the same feeling I get when I run into reenactors who lay claim to a real thing. If it’s normal for people in your group to say, “I’m a Benedictine!” or “I’m a Franciscan!” or “I’m a Cistercian!” then I’d expect it’s okay to say “I’m a Templar!” And that’s a cool way to explore a facet of your faith while doing the reenactment thing, and it gives you a context and a niche in which to do so, if that makes sense— and that’s attractive. But at the same time, there’s a number of fraternal knightly organizations, where you can pursue a real-life knighthood/accolade— and that would be a lot more valuable? if that makes sense? rather than identifying with a specific organization in the past.

Then again, I was at a medieval reenactment group this weekend, and there was an auction-- and someone was auctioning off a Templar outfit. 😛 So obviously, the Templars have a wide-ranging appeal that persists to this day!
 
No.
The current position of the Roman Catholic Church is that the medieval persecution of the Knights Templar was unjust, that nothing was inherently wrong with the order or its rule, and that Pope Clement was pressed into his actions by the magnitude of the public scandal and by the dominating influence of King Philip IV, who was Clement’s relative.[63][64]
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Speaking both as historian and as reenactor- what about all the small medieval orders with connection to the holy land? It’s sometimes boring to see only templars everywhere. Many orders are not longer existent and very interesting to re-enact.
 
Right, but my point is that Masonic degrees in various rites are at times perceived as removed from the Pope’s allegiance but are in fact still actively under the Pope.
 
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