One of the great mysteries and contentious discussion points about the Knights Templar is whether the order was established by an already existing secret society called the Priory of Sion. This proposition follows the narrative behind Dan Brown’s own book The Da Vinci Code. The suggestion is that the Priory of Sion was formed to protect the sacred bloodline of Jesus Christ from the Catholic church, which feared the threat to its power and the horrifying truth that would eventually undermine the papal authorities and deprive them of their notorious wealth and religious predominance. It goes on to suggest that the Messiah had conceived at least one child with Mary Magdalene, who had fled to France after the crucifixion. Mary’s subsequent descendants then gave rise to the illustrious Merovingian kings who were overthrown in the eighth century CE and ruled successfully over a large part of modern France, Germany and Switzerland. For the inside story of creating a Fake History see my recent paper on Academia Freemasons, Rosicrucians & Templars