The Templar Revelation: Secret Guardians of the True Identity of Christ

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Summary: Alas, impossible to take seriously
Review: I bought this book to learn. I like new researchs and think established historians are too biased on their status quo to accept new interpretations. But reading this book I saw the authors just ignoring or changing facts to make their theories acceptable. For example, right at the beginning they say , about black madonnas "although these statues clearly still evoke huge, passionate followings, these are on a local scale and are NEVER officially recognized or supported by the Catholic Church". ( the word "never" is in italics in the original). Please, a simple google search will show all the Black madonnas supported by the church. But I will cite only the one I know best, being in my own country, the Black Virgin of Brazil, Nossa Senhora de Aparecida, has a statue found in 1717, in 1904 Pope Pio X signed the decree of coronation of the statue, in 1929 Pio XI declared her the Patron Saint and Queen of Brazil, in 1967 Pope Paul VI gave a Golden Rose to its shrine and in 1980 Pope John Paul II consecrated the new cathedral built to house it during his trip to Brazil. So much for lack of church support or recognition. And there are plenty more like the Lady of Guadalupe, etc. So, now how can one believe any argument they put forward with the black madonnas and associated cults?
This is only one instance of , at best a sheer lack of research or at worst a clear case of wanting to fit their theories at cost to the truth.
Also, the authors ramble too much. In almost every page they write something like "We'll discuss it later" or "more about it later". That is poor structure. When you get to that information there was so much rambling in between you forgot what it was all about.
There are better books out there on the subject. Don't waste your money on this one

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Summary: THIS STARTS REPLACING INFO WIPED OUT BY INQUSITIONS!!!
Review: You can't expect authors just relearning this story to get all the sources the first time round, but these authors have done pretty well. If you will check out all their sources, plus Manley Hall, Dr. Karen Ralls, Jean Markale, Karen King and all their "sources", you will fine there is plenty of info to back up this "alternate theology" story. The Inquisitions obviously didn't happen for no reason. Onward and upward, equality, liberty and fraternity and a respect for the Oneness in the Universe@!@!!!

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Summary: ...
Review: well, when one read this book it seems like a great work of scholarship. However, if the reader researches claims made by the author, he realizes that they twisted some facts to suit their ends and support their conclusion.
This book is of the 'holy blood holy grail' (which is much better than this)genre.
Anyways, I give it 3 stars because you do learn many facts and it is a very interesting and entertaining read.

from a 14 year old....