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The Jews are exerting themselves in Tel Aviv. As another protagonist of the story, Christianity certainly cannot stay out of the story. When the Holy Grail appears, if they don't show any expression at all, how can they explain it to the believers? At this moment, we need to organize manpower and prepare to go over and start negotiations with Bao Zixuan.

And all this needs to be decided by the Pope who lives in the Vatican. After all, he is the supreme leader of Christianity.

The full name of Vatican City is "Vatican City State". The seat of the Holy See is located on the Vatican Highlands in the northwest corner of Rome. It covers an area of ​​0.44 square kilometers and has a permanent population of about 800 people, most of whom are clergy. The Vatican was originally the center of the Papal States in the Middle Ages. After the territory of the Papal States was annexed to Italy in 1870, the Pope retreated to the Vatican. In 1929, it signed the Lateran Treaty with Italy and became an independent country. The Vatican is the smallest country in the world in terms of territory and population.

Although it is the smallest in the world, its happiness index is estimated to be several blocks behind other countries. The per capita wealth has not been announced, but if it were made public, it would probably rank first in the world.

Perhaps the Pope does not have as much power at this time as he did in the Middle Ages, but his strength cannot be underestimated.

After all, the Vatican Pope claims that he is the representative of Christ on earth, has supreme power, and is the spiritual leader of Catholics. The pope is also a knowledgeable and respected man who has a permanent term of office.

In addition, the pope also has the highest legislative and judicial power, and can promulgate or abrogate canon law; appoint people to form the Holy See, establish dioceses, appoint bishops, and "be free of errors in morals and beliefs."

It can be seen that the Pope of the Vatican is very powerful, but not just anyone can become the Pope. The Vatican has very strict requirements for papal candidates, who first need to go through multi-level, step-by-step formal studies and years of training. Then one must obtain a certificate from the Vatican Biblical Institute and then become an archbishop of the diocese.

It is not easy to become the archbishop of a diocese. First, elections are held in constituencies around the world, and then 117 archbishops gather alone in the Sistine Chapel to participate in the election. Only those who obtain a two-thirds majority of cardinals can be elected.

The appearance of the Holy Grail directly attracted the Pope's attention. Immediately convened a meeting with the main cardinal archbishops and other relevant personnel to discuss how to bring back the Holy Grail.

As the Pope, he certainly knows more secrets than others. According to historical records, it was the Knights Templar who brought the Holy Grail to the Middle East, and their whereabouts are unknown since then. It can be said that if these are all correct, then the Holy Grail is likely to be authentic.

Although the people involved in the excavation of the treasure are all experts from the Middle East, the identification of the Holy Grail is not authoritative. But their academic achievements are still beyond doubt. And even if it is not the real Holy Grail, but it is related to the Knights Templar, it must be an important cultural relic of Christianity, so it must be brought back to the Vatican no matter what.

After all, the Knights Templar are an unavoidable topic for Christianity. Even though they have disappeared for hundreds of years, they still have a great influence.

The Knights Templar, also translated as the Knights of the Temple, officially known as the "Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon", was a Catholic military organization in the Middle Ages and one of the three famous knights.

In 1119, the French nobles Hugo de Paing and Geffrey de Saint-Omer established a monastic order based on the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount to protect the safety of pilgrims and attack infidels. The temple was built on the ruins of the former Solomon's Temple, hence the name of the monastic order, which initially had nine members.

In 1129, the Knights Templar received official support from the Holy See and enjoyed many privileges. They rapidly grew in size, power and wealth, and even developed the earliest banking industry.

In 1307, many of its members were arrested in France, brutally interrogated and burned at the stake for heresy. In 1312, Pope Clement V, who was in the Holy See of Avignon, was pressured by Philip IV and announced the dissolution of the Knights Templar.

In fact, the real Knights Templar did not completely disappear. Instead, it went underground and developed secretly. Of course, these outsiders would definitely not know.

Mainly, the existence of the Knights Templar threatens the royal interests of too many countries. Faced with collective opposition and joint attacks from various countries, if we don’t think of some solution or turn to underground development, then there may really be nothing left.

Now the head of the Knights Templar, Fernando Camplau, has also come to the conference room; after all, many things still need to be reported to him in person.

After seeing everyone present, John Paul II first said: "What do you think of the news about the appearance of the Holy Grail in Fucaira?"

At this time, everyone is looking at the current leader of the rebuilt Knights Templar, Fernando Camplau. The authenticity of the Holy Grail has yet to be determined. But if you want to say that the person who knows the most about that period of history is definitely him.

In fact, Fernando Camplau also had an unspeakable secret. The final results of the Knights Templar and the Assassin were similar. All the core members were killed, and the rest were ordinary knights performing tasks outside. Therefore, not much is known about the core secrets. But unlike the Assassins, they were killed by the enemy.

If the Knights Templar were killed by their former allies, or one of their own, they might feel even more aggrieved deep down. But the Pope has asked a question and must answer.

Moreover, in recent times, the Knights Templar have almost become a street rat, the kind that everyone shouts about beating. After all, there are only a few holy objects in Christianity as a whole. But the Knights Templar were lucky enough to bring two of them to the Middle East; one was destroyed and the other became a trophy. No matter what the reason is, the believers only know that they have lost the sacred object; this crime alone is not a small crime.

However, in order to find evidence that could effectively refute Bao Zixuan and the Arabs, the group leader deliberately looked through historical materials. But the results were disappointing. Although there was not much information left, it was enough to prove that the Arabs were not wrong.

Fernando Camplau: "In early July 1187 AD, Sadaddin's army fought against the Templars in the Middle East; the final result was similar to what the Arabs introduced."

"Fighting to the end; the Knights Templar organized a phalanx with the True Cross as the center to resist. Many of the remaining knights could have fought their way out of the siege with fast horses and heavy armor, but in order to protect the True Cross, they fought to the death until Finally, Saladin ordered the massacre to stop. The army in Jerusalem was almost completely wiped out, and the Christian holy object, the True Cross, was also taken away by the Arabs. The most elite Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller either died in battle or were executed by Saladin; but I don’t know why; Saladin actually let Grand Master Gerard go.”

"With Jerusalem losing almost all its troops, it was quickly captured by Saladin."

"According to the notes of Grand Master Gerard who returned to Europe from the Holy City, when they set off, they did bring two holy objects to boost their morale. One was the True Cross and the other was the Holy Grail. But since the same After the Battle of Saladin, it was rumored that the True Cross was shattered by the Arab army and the whereabouts of the Holy Grail were unknown.”

"So it can be basically concluded that the Holy Grail discovered in Fucaira is likely to be authentic. After all, all historical data are consistent, and two Jewish scholars have identified it."

"I have investigated the information of these two Jews, and their academic achievements are still worthy of recognition. Coupled with the corroboration of other historians, there is basically no doubt about the authenticity of the Holy Grail."

"It was a lost holy relic of the Knights Templar, so I hope we can go to the Middle East and bring the Holy Grail back."

Hearing this, John Paul II fell into deep thought; he was also weighing the pros and cons of whether it would be beneficial to himself and the Vatican to revive the Knights Templar.

After all, it is still difficult for believers to accept that an organization that has disappeared for hundreds of years suddenly reappears in the world. But what Fernando Camplau said still makes sense. After all, they lost the sacred object; it is reasonable for them to bring it back now.

In fact, many historians have different opinions on why the Holy Grail was brought to the Middle East. It is easy to understand that the True Cross serves as a flag and symbol; after all, it can be seen in the costumes of the Knights Templar. But the Holy Grail is of no use. It's useless to bring it to the Middle East.

Perhaps the psychological effect was greater. At that time, many people believed that the Holy Grail had magical powers. If you are injured, drink the water from the Holy Grail; you will immediately feel no pain and the wound will heal faster. Of course, from a modern point of view, it is very unscientific; but at that time, the Templars believed it deeply.

At the moment, we are not worrying about why we brought the Holy Grail to the Middle East. The top priority is to quickly exchange the Holy Grail back from Bao Zixuan.