The Crusades, the Templars and Freemasonry

Europe and Christianity were at serious risk from the advance of the Muslims. The Catholic Church knew that for its strengthening in the old continent, it also depended on preventing the progress of the Arabs in the region. The Byzantine Empire, on the other hand, cornered by the Islamists, saw its domains gradually shrink, and if nothing was done, it would be a question of time before they fell under Muslim domination. And from this context, a call for help, a call for faith and an unprecedented mobilisation was the starting point fo...