Editing Catholic Theocracy (section)

===[[File:Crusadism.png]] [[Crusadism|Military Orders]]===
For centuries, the Catholic Church has had a wide variety of military orders which in the past were dedicated to the [[File:Crusader2.png]] [[Crusadism|Holy Wars]] but which currently carry out other types of activities. 

Famous military orders still alive include the [[File:Teutonic_Order.png]] Teutonic Knights and the [[File:OrderofMalta.png]] Hospitallers, while the [[File:Templar.png]] Templar Order was perpetually disbanded in 1312 and his last grand master Jacques de Molay was burned at the stake due to pressure from Philip the Fair on Pope Clement and accusations of Satanism and other sins. Despite the ban, the phenomenon of [[File:NeoCrusadism.png]] Neo-Templarism has developed both among secular Masonic and esoteric groups who claim that the order has survived in secret (and proclaim themselves its successors) and among Catholics who have founded organizations such as the international Knights Templar and ask for the recognition of the Holy See for the revival of the order, often asserting that historically it was destroyed due of the French monarchy's interest in its vast riches rather than what they see as false accusations from the King.

The Orders are open even to laymen who, however, take religious vows and monastic ideals such as chastity and obedience.