The Knights Templar are widely known for acting as the military and financial wing of the Vatican throughout the Crusades of the 1100s and into the 1300s. It is officially stated that the Knights Templar officially ceased to exist in 1312, however, many people believe this organization actually reorganized and has re-emerged itself throughout history through other names. For example, it is said in Germany the Knights Templar went on to become the Teutonic Knights who eventually went on to become the Teutonic Order which went on to provide political support for Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany.

The Knights Templar are also said to have invented modern day banking where paper money is created out of thin air to manipulate markets. It is believed by some that today banking is still in the hands of the masonic orders that were the outgrowths of the Knights Templar.