>>3748318The pope was forced by Philip or else the king would end sending an all out attack to Rome
With the templars focused in the east side, it would mean a bigger loss for christianity and europe
The executed knights were absolved posthumously by pope Clement, and the surviving ones were sent to other orders, like the order of montesa and order of santiago in Spain and order of the saint sepulchre in Portugal, to keep serving christ as they have sworn
