Key Facts
 Other names Raymond Bertrand de Got
 Born 1264
 Location  Villandraut, Aquitaine, France
Bloodline  
Married  
Children Jacques Bertrand de Got (Pope John XXII)
Position Pope (1305-1314)
Died April 1314 (Aged 50)

 
 Source of Facts and Important Announcement
Status Under Article 64.6 of the Covenant of One-Heaven (Pactum De Singularis Caelum) by Special Qualification shall be known as a Saint, with all sins and evil acts they performed forgiven.
Date of formal Beatification   Day of Redemption UCA[E1:Y1:A1:S1:M9:D1] also known as Fri, 21 Dec 2012.
Source of Facts Self Confession and Revelation of Sainthood by the Deceased Spirit as condition of their confirmation as a true Saint.
  Background
  Born in Villandraut, Aquitaine, Bertrand was canon and sacristan of the Cathedral of Saint-André in Bordeaux, then vicar-general to his brother, the archbishop of Lyon, who in 1294 was created Cardinal Bishop of Albano.
  Raymond Bertrand de Got was then made bishop of St-Bertrand-de-Comminges and private secretary to Pope Boniface VIII (1294–1303), who made him archbishop of Bordeaux in 1297.
  In Bordeaux, Archbishop Bertrand de Got frequently encountered disagreement with the all powerful trading order the Knights Templar.
  On July 7th 1304, Pope Benedict XI was successfully poisoned to death by agents of William of Nogaret, the prime minister of King Philip IV of France (1285-1313) setting off another civil war between the militias of the French and Italian Cardinal dynasties which was to last almost a whole year.
  During the civil war of the French and Italian Cardinals within which there was no Pope, Bertrand de Got sought and obtained the patronage of King Philip IV of France (1285-1313) for his candidacy to the Papal throne.
  It is entirely possible his knowledge of the Knight Templar and some agreement with King Philip concerning the seizing of their assets might have been part of this bargain to purchase the papacy.
  In 1305, At Bordeaux, Bertrand was formally notified of his election and urged to come to Italy; but fearing assassination by the Italian Cardinals, he selected Lyon for his coronation, November 14, 1305, which was celebrated with magnificence and attended by Philip IV.
  Among the first acts of Pope Clement V was the creation of nine French cardinals. This action enraged the Italian Cardinals, now deprived of important positions, and heavily stacking the College of Cardinals in favour of the French.
 

Early in 1306, Clement V dutifully annulled several edicts and papal bulls that were in offence to King Philip IV, in particular Clericis Laicos and Unam Sanctam, the two bulls of Boniface VIII.

  Pope Clement V continued in accomodating the wishes of his patron King Philip IV. In 1306 he summonsed The Templar Grand Master Jacques de Molay and the Hospitaller Grand Master Fulk de Villaret.
  De Molay arrived first and Clement V set about demanding they open themselves up for complete account including revealing their fortunes on charges of heresy by King Philip IV. Grand Master Fulk de Villaret successfully negotiated a payment to the Papacy but at the same time directed the attention of the Pope to claims of vast treasures of the Templars.
  De Molay refused Pope Clement V, which only inflamed his anger and the sense of some truth in the misdirections of then Grand Master Fulk de Villaret.
  On Friday October 13, 1307 with an official Papal bull written by the French Pope, the troops of King Philip IV undertook a simultaneous raid and arrest of the leadership of the Templars on the false charges of heresy.
  Philip rewarded his Pope with a refurbished palace at Pouters and in March 1309 the entire Papal court was removed from Rome to France.
  Meanwhile King Philip IV commissioned a massive and fortified palace complex at Avignon in honor of his French Pope and in 1313 the Papacy moved to its new palatial homes at Avignon, France.
  To this day, it is not known how much treasure was unlawfully taken by Philip IV because of the false actions of Pope Clement. However, the fact that Philip IV was bankrupt prior to the seizure of the Templars and was then able to lavish the Pope with new palaces years after indicates the Templar treasures must indeed have been vast.
  Clement died on April 20th 1314 at Roquemaure (Gard), France. He was succeeded by his son Pope John XXII (1316-1334).
  Most Evil Crimes
 
 List of most evil crimes
Type Year Crime
  Of publishing false statements and false accusations for the purpose of theft: (1307) That Pope Clement V did issue false claims and charges in Papal Bull- Pastoralis praeminentiæ Clement V for the arrest of the Knights Templar and the confiscation of their possessions. That these charges were designed to steal the possessions of the Templars and split their wealth between France and the Pope. Furthermore, that the services provided by the Templars including hospitals, medicine and genuine aid to the poor could be shut down or destroyed.
  Of publishing false statements for the purpose of destroying services and theft (1311-12) That the Ecumenical Council of Vienne did falsely authorize the brutal suppression of the Knights Templar including the use of torture and barbaric satanic rituals for murdering them, apart from the theft of their possessions and the destruction of their accumulated knowledge.
  Of moral indecency and depravity for the purpose of greed and sadism (1308) That Pope Clement V did issue a further Papal Bull named Fasciens misericordiam which outlined the gastly, inhuman and unholy conditions by which the Catholic Church authorized the torture and murder of the Knights Templar.
  Of distributing the proceeds of crime (1312) That Pope Clement V did issue the Papal Bull Ad providam authorizing the transfer of stolen property of the Knights Templars to the order of knights representing the royal and ancient bloodlines of the former Jewish High Priests and Sadducees, the Knights Hospitallers. (Knights of Malta)
  Of murder (1310) That Pope Clement V did authorize the ritual human sacrifice of 54 Knights Templar. Furthermore, Pope Clement V did later declare he had "no sufficient reason to condemn them".
  Of murder (1314) Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of Knights Templar, is burned alive in Paris
     
     
     
     
     
     
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