Vatican publish Templar documents

The Knights Templar are a fascinating group, if not only for the conspiracy theory, then for the insight they give into the thinking & politics of the time.

The publishing house said the new book includes the "Parchment of Chinon," a 1308 decision by (Pope) Clement (V) to save the Templars and their order. The document was misplaced for centuries in the archives and found again by researchers in 2001.

Templar article at BoingBoing