The Knights of Malta's recent spat with Pope Francis shows that our modern "Knighthoods" still wield some clout in the Vatican and elsewhere. Warrior-historian, Dr. Sean Hross, however, shows that the Knights Templar are far more pervasive and powerful than we know in his, "Knights Templars from Pharaoh became Swiss Nazi Templars organizing 2 Worldwars."
The journey to understanding how the world got this way begins with Dr. Hross's seminal video, "The Swiss Beast":
https://steemit.com/dtube/@brightmoorisaur/5fmhvjs6
You can see more of the brilliant and essential Dr. Sean Hross's videos here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpdw_mI5bA-7X6eNNvMsTkg
https://www.youtube.com/user/chatzefratz
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2s5_24Z56UuqxUnHP6WM_Q
(Swiss political prisoner and exile Dr. Hross has permitted and encouraged me to share his videos--before Big Brother takes them from our screens.)