Pope Clement V is often remembered for suppressing the Order of the Knights Templar and for the executions that followed. However, it was actually the King of France who violently pushed for their downfall. Clement himself opposed the execution of Jacques de Molay and even declared that Molay was not a heretic.
Pope Clement V is often remembered for suppressing the Order of the Knights Templar and for the executions that followed. However, it was actually the King of France who violently pushed for their downfall. Clement himself opposed the execution of Jacques de Molay and even declared that Molay was not a heretic.
