Were the medieval Crusading orders terrorist organisations?

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  1. Midnight Funeral

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    The Knights Hospitaller, The Knights Templar, the Knights of Malta etc.

    Would these orders constitute terrorist organisations IYO?

    Most of them (all?) were not part of official national militaries but were instead militias composed of multiple nationalities and mustered to war on the say-so of the Pope, not any national government.
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    FUCK yes.

    And the Masons probably are working on germ warfare or something.
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    Sure, they could be classified as such. :shrug:

    The Templars sure got the short end of the stick though when they were cast aside to the Spanish Inquisition.
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