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Baphomet worship by Knights Templar

RecordOBS-0712
CategoryReligion/Relics and Prophecy
StatusDEBUNKED
SummarySome theories claim the Knights Templar worshipped an idol called Baphomet, often associated with the devil. This stems from confessions extracted under torture during the Templar trials. Modern scholarship views these confessions as unreliable.
Origin14th century, during the trials of the Knights Templar in France.
Claimed
  • The Knights Templar worshipped an idol named Baphomet.
  • Baphomet was a demon or the devil, indicating Satanic practices.
Evidence / consensusThe confessions were obtained under torture and are not considered credible. There is no evidence that the Templars actually worshipped Baphomet.
> OBSERVER NOTE:
Torture-induced confessions are not evidence. The Baphomet charge is a classic example of manufactured heresy.

Sources

  1. Knights Templar: still loved by conspiracy theorists 900 years on

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