In the United States there are hundreds of orders (mostly not affiliated with each other) who call themselves "Knights" - the Knights of Saint John, the Knights of Malta, the Knights of Jerusalem, the Knights Hospitaler, the Knights Templar, and on and on. I have made myself very well educated on the real Knights of Saint John and the Templars, spending many years on research in many old books. This investigation helped in the writing of the book I am now trying to put up on this web site called "The Ark of Apocalypse" which you can read at www.unitypublishing.com/apocalypse.html This book reflects the possibility of the return of the Knights Templar and a return of the Holy Roman Emperor. In my study, however, I have found that there is only one way of knowing if an order of Knights is a true order or not and that is if they are sanctioned by the present pope - not by past popes. There is only one way of knowing if the Holy Roman Emperor is the true Emperor or not and that is if he is made so by the laying on of hands by the present pope and not by past popes. The reason I mention past popes, is that this is the claim of some orders of Knights today. The truth is that there is only one order of knights today that has Papal Approval, and that is the Knights of Malta in Rome and their affiliations, as you will see in the following report.

Regarding their appeal to past popes, let us read (Unam Sanctam, 1302, Pope Boniface VIII). "it is absolutely necessary for the salvation of every human creature to be subject to the Roman Pontiff" (Unam Sanctam, 1302, Pope Boniface VIII). "He who obeys the whole law, yet offends in one point, is guilty in all." (James 2:10) In "Cum muta sint" Pope Saint Leo XIII, 1882, states that one is sinning who appeals to past or future popes in order to justify being disobedient to the authority of the present Pope, "since the Church is One, her Head is One, her Government is One."

As you will see by the following report based on their own writings, The Knights of Saint John not only do not have Papal authority, they do not even believe in the authority of this pope and as such are Sedivicantists - a belief that the Seat of Peter is Empty. As we have written in other reports, it is not possible for the seat of Peter to ever be Empty, not now or ever in the future. See our report on Sedevacanti and those who promote it at www.unitypublishing.com/godskingdom/Sedivicanti.html . They also believe that Vatican II is totally a heresy, which is also not possible, even though it was infiltrated by Protestants and Masons, as we have already written about in our section on the Liturgy. But proof of the pope's infallibility is not the issue here, (the pope is infallible in matters of faith and morals but not in canons - or the discipline of the Church). At issue here is - "At what point can we disobey a pope?" The answer is - "Never!" We can openly state that the pope is wrong on issues that are not faith and morals (as Cardinal Ratzinger has done in saying that turning the priest around in the Mass was a mistake or as I have done in stating that communion in the hand is a mistake), but even then we do not have the right to disobey him. There must remain order in the Church, and that order and unity comes from obedience. See http://www.unitypublishing.com/liturgy/CatholicRights&Obligations.html

Traditionalists seem to be very holy and traditional, but they fall short on the most important point of tradition in the Church. That tradition is OBEDIENCE. St. Thomas Aquinas: "Objection 3 Whether obedience belongs to religious perfection? Reply to Objection 3 --- they are nevertheless bound to obey the Sovereign pontiff, not only in matters affecting all in common, but also in those which pertain specially to religious discipline."

St. John of the Cross: "Never consider your superior as less than if he were God, no matter who the superior is, because to you he stands in the place of God."

St. Pascal Baylon: " Obedience comes first; devotion must take second place."

St. Teresa of Avila: "I believe that since Satan sees there is no road that leads more quickly to the highest perfection than this of obedience, he suggests many difficulties under the color of some good, and makes it distasteful; let people look well into it and they will see plainly that I am telling the truth. Wherein lies the highest perfection? It is clear that it does not lie in interior delights, not in great raptures, not in visions, not in the spirit of prophecy, but in the conformity of our will to the will of God, so that there shall be nothing we know He wills that we do not will ourselves with our whole will, and accept the bitter as joyfully as the sweet, knowing it to be His Majesty’s will."

What is God’s will? "Whatever you loose on earth, I will loose in Heaven."

The reason I have made these points about the authority of the pope and Sedificanti is that friends of mine went looking for a place to go to a Tridentine Mass, something I always advise if you have children. They found a place called a priory run by the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. The priest asked them if they exclusively went to the Tridentine Mass. My friends said no, but did go the majority of the time to the Latin Mass. The Priest of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights of St. John, then told them that they could go to Mass, but they could only receive Holy Communion if they went to Confession to this priest first and confessed that they had committed a mortal sin of sacrilege by attending the Novus Ordo Mass. This priest also told them that they wouldn't be able to go back to the Novus Ordo Mass ever again without committing a sacrilege. As this point I was asked to investigate this order. I had known a little about them since a good friend of mine was a knight in the order. But that was all I knew at the time. I know much more now.

The Knights of St. John say that they are directly under papal authority. This was my first confusion, since the pope himself offers the Novus Ordo Mass. I had to ask myself if the pope, himself, (according to them) is committing a mortal sin by offering the Novus Ordo Mass, as he does everyday.

My friends did not go to Mass with the Knights of St. John, as they did not believe what the priest told them. The idea that attending a Novus Ordo Mass did not fit into their idea of a "mortal sin" even though they attended the Latin Mass when ever they could. When they could not attend a Latin Mass, they attended a Novus Ordo Mass, and this Knight of St. John were telling them that they were committing a mortal sin of Sacrilege by attending the Novus Ordo Mass.

This priest of the Knights of St. John told my friends that if they went back to the Novus Ordo after confessing, etc. they would be intentionally committing a mortal sin and would be "excommunicated". Excommunicated by whom? They have no bishops and no pope, and it is hard to see if they even have priests, since according to a canon law that goes back to the Canons of Nicea "no priest has any authority to offer Mass without his bishops approval, and the Nights have no bishop and as far as I can prove, no priests.

The so-called priest said that the Knights of St. John are directly under the pope and do not report to any bishops. If they are under the pope, where is their paperwork to prove it. As you will see by their own writings they are not talking about this pope but a pope dead for hundreds of years, and no proof that they are even in that order.

There is a book carried by TAN publishers called "Is the Order of St. John Masonic?" by Fr. James Wathen, OSJ, where it is described that this book was written to refute Dr. Pro's article to that effect. I do
not know who Dr. Pro is or where to find this article, nor to I believe that the Knights are Masonic. But this book, as described by TAN, goes on to describe the history of the Knights Hospitaller (Knights of Malta). It further states that the Knights "remain the only exempt religious order in the Church, as far as we know--they can operate outside the authority of the local bishops and possess many ecclesiastical privileges that make them potentially a powerful force in today's Church." This is not true since they do not have any authority from the pope and the only order of Knights that does is headquartered in Rome - The Knights of Malta - as we will prove.

It is also interesting to note that Fr. Wathen also wrote a book called "The Great Sacrilege" also carried by TAN, a critique on the New Mass. He wrote it in 1972. In September of 1999, a local church in MD had Gerry Keane, author of "Creation Rediscovered" scheduled to talk. TAN publishes this book. The man in charge of publicity for the talk contacted Tom Nelson to see if Mr. Keane's books could be sent ahead for sale at the talk. Tom Nelson basically started an inquisition with this man about where he attended Mass and the validity/invalidity of the Novus Ordo Mass. The publicity man almost pulled out of the talk. They had to get a third party involved to smooth things back over. Tom Nelson sent the books, and the talk went on. I know this because my friend was helping to promote the talk. Tom Nelson also carries books like "The Problems with the New Mass" and "The Problems with the Prayers of the New Mass" but he does not carry anything on the documents of Vatican II.

Tan does such great work for the Church, and over the years I have bought almost every book they publish, some that would not see the light of day without Tan Book, but Tom Nelson, who owns Tan Book and Publishers, belongs to The Order of St. John. He may or may not know that the Knights are not a true order, but what I do know from face to face conversations is that he only attends the Tridentine Mass, and I assume it is by the Knights of St. John.

I have supported (and still do) organizations that promote the legitimate Tridentine Mass such as http://www.ecclesiadei.org/ and organizations that openly state that the new Mass is a mistake and that much of what has been done in the past 30 years is not good for the Church such as http://www.crc-internet.org/, the Catholic Counter Reformation in France, and http://www.roman-catholic.com Roman Catholic Replies who argues that the next pope will restore all things regarding the Mass. But none of these people go so far as to say that the New Mass is not valid. They may say that it is not reverent, as I also say, and even when said by a great priest like my pastor, it is not said as well as a Tridentine Mass could be said. But the Knights have gone too far for me, Mr. Nelson.

No! And my arguments are that none of the early Church Liturgies were Tridentine or even close. They had different Liturgies in Jerusalem, Alexandria, Rome, Persia, and Edessa. The Liturgy of James the Apostle (Jerusalem) has a different Canon than the Liturgy of Mark, Clement, Chrysostom, Basil, and the two of Peter.

The truth is that many of the Traditionalist Masses are illegal. Oh! Yes, they are licit, and it is the real Body of Christ. Even in the Greek Orthodox and Old Roman Catholic Churches the consecration is real because, unlike Protestants, they have Apostolic Succession. But those saying and those attending these Masses by choice are committing Sins of disobedience against the Pope, the doctrine of the Church, and the first councils of the Church, especially of Nice.

(De fide) Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma - Ott Page 278 "Only that Eucharist is regarded as valid and legal, that is consummated under the Bishop or by one authorized by him." By who - Tan Books?

Who then is in the true Church of Christ? --- the Catholics under the Pope of Rome, the Traditionalists under the Pius X Society, the Traditionalists, who are freelancing away from their bishops and who have left the Pius X Society because they were too liberal, or the Orthodox, who claim to be more traditional than the Pope?

There are two points here that I would like to make regarding which one of these groups is the true Church of Christ: one is the dying statement of St. Ignatius, who was taught by St. John, the Apostle. In his letter to the Philadelphians he pleads,

"I exhort you to have but one Eucharist, for there is one flesh of the Lord Jesus Christ; and His blood which was shed for us is one; one loaf also is broken to all the communicants, and one up is distributed among them all; there is but one altar for the whole Church, and one bishop, --- and one faith, and one baptism; and one Church which the holy apostles established from one end of the earth to the other --- For the word is not mine, but God’s, give heed to the bishop --- Do nothing without the bishop; keep your bodies as the temples of God; love unity; avoid divisions; be the followers of Jesus Christ, even as He is of His Father." [To the Smyrnaeans he wrote:] "Let no man do anything connected with the Church without the bishop. Let that be deemed a proper Eucharist, which is administered either by the bishop. Or by one to whom he has entrusted it. Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude of the people also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church. It is not lawful without the bishop either to baptize or to celebrate a love-feast; but whatsoever he shall approve of, that is also pleasing to God, so that everything that is done may be secure and valid. --- He who honors the bishop has been honored by God; he who does anything without the knowledge of the bishop, does in reality serve the devil."

I think we have made the point from St. Ignatius that independent priests going around giving the so-called Traditional Mass without a bishop’s permission are sinning and those attending these Masses are sinning. That does not mean that the Mass is illicit, only illegal. If a priest has his bishop's approval let him show you his "celebrat" and if he cannot, how do you even know that he is a priest?

Now let us look at those groups who have a bishop. St. Irenaeus, pupil of Polycarp, writes: "For it is a matter of necessity that every Church should agree with this Church, on account of its preeminent authority, that is, the faithful everywhere, inasmuch as the apostolic tradition has been preserved continuously by those faithful men who exist everywhere." Then listing the popes down to his day, he goes on to say, "Suppose there arise a dispute relative to some important question among us, should we not have recourse to the most ancient Churches with which the apostles held constant intercourse, and learn from them what is certain and clear in regard to the present question?"

It appears to me, although maybe I am too stupid to understand, that if there is a dispute between bishops regarding anything of importance, the Bishop of Rome is the final law of the Church. That being the case, all other arguments regarding other Popes or Trent or Tradition or whatever, are void.

Canon 13 of Chalcedon: "Strange and unknown clergymen without letters commendatory from their own Bishop, are absolutely prohibited from officiating in another city." Today these letters are called "Celebrats".

Let us consider two Papal Bulls: "Quo Primum" by Pope St. Pius V and "Novus Ordo Missae" by Pope Paul VI. Both begin and end in the exact same words. They are identical in the canonical formula, that is: Superscription, salutation, signature, and Bullae.

Regarding ex-cathedra, it must be noted that we must subject ourselves to the Pope in matters of liturgical discipline just as we do in matters of faith. Obedience to the Pope is obedience to Jesus Christ, and without it, there is no merit in the sight of God. Obedience has nothing to do with an ex-cathedra document. We must be obedient in all, except sin, to all in authority.

St. Robert Bellarimine states: "The Pope, when determining anything in a doubtful manner, whether by himself or with his own particular Council, whether it is possible for him to err or not, is to be obeyed by all the faithful." I would like to know why no one complained when Pope John XXIII ordered the name of St. Joseph to be included in the Canon of the Mass, despite the fact that Pius VII and Leo XIII had refused to do the same thing.

Even St. Pius V permitted alternate Roman rites, such as the Ambrosian, Mozarabic, Dominican, Carmelite, Carthusian, Lyons, etc. In the new Sacramentary of the Novus Ordo you will find that all priests are still granted the privilege of offering this new rite completely in its Latin formula, which is printed in the back of the book.

That being the case, what authority does the Knights of St. John have to say that one is sinning by attending the New Mass? It is my opinion that the Knights of St. John and those who belong to them which I hate to report include some people in Our Lady of the Rosary Home School and Thomas Nelson, are no longer members of the Holy Roman Catholic Church. You can make you own conclusions because what follows is their own defense taken from their own website. In their own words with our comments in [brackets].

Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller
Saint John Drive, Route 2, Box 165. Benton, Tennessee 37307
Telephone (423) 338-2328. Facsimile (423) 338-1124

1. It is wrong to receive Holy Communion at such "masses," or to receive "hosts" which have been "consecrated" at them. The same principle applies whether one is well or sick, or even in danger of death. It should be understood that the main issue here is not whether these "hosts" are validly consecrated, but whether they come from the sacrilegious "New Mass."

2. All churches where the "New Mass" is "celebrated" must be regarded as desecrated sanctuaries, in that "impious and sordid actions" have been committed there. (Canon 1172, Par. 1.3). Therefore, the True Mass should not be offered in them, nor should anyone attend the True Mass offered in them.

[To the Knights of St. John's way of thinking, even a Tridentine Mass offered by a true priest under obedience to his Bishop is a sinful Mass - that leaves only the Knights Masses as legitimate - does that make you wonder who's God they serve?]

Further, other services which are held in such churches must be avoided if they have any connection with the "celebration" of the "New Mass." These include Benediction, Confirmations, marriages, funerals, etc. It would seem that the only acceptable reasons one might have for entering these churches at all is to attend a Baptism or go to Confession. At this statement, some may find themselves bestirred as they have not been from the beginning of this writing until now. They will say: "Now, this is too much! We may not even attend weddings and funerals in our own churches? Why, we have always been allowed to go to Protestant churches for such occasions!" My answer is: Eureka! Now you are catching on! It is permissible to go to Protestant churches for social reasons. But such services, no matter how greatly they resemble it, and no matter how dissident their doctrine, are not to be regarded as irreverent Mimicries of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Of set purpose, Protestant services are not and explicitly claim not to be the Eternal Sacrifice of the Mass. Perhaps before we are finished here, the meaning of the Revolution will have become clearer. For, truly, this is our situation: Through the "New Mass," those who treasure the Faith and who fear God have been virtually excluded from their own places of worship, just as Christ Himself, His Mother, and the angels and saints have been rudely cast out. Surely we should not be surprised. Did not our Divine Redeemer warn us: "The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you." (Jn. 15:20).

3. For the protection of one’s orthodoxy, it is necessary to have nothing to do with the perjured ministers of the "New Religion" [meaning the Roman Catholic Church] who prefer being "presidents" to being priests. It is obvious that they cannot be trusted. They have compromised their priesthood, their honor, their faith for a little security they are like walking dead men, disease-bearers. They will tell anyone anything to be allowed to remain on the "inside," to be assured of a place to stay, and to be thought obedient. Particularly, these parasitic pariahs must not be allowed to influence out children. It is difficult enough to rear children in these days without having all one’s efforts ruined by the likes of them.

4. There is no reason in the world why one should feel obliged to continue to give money to support the: "New Church." [Meaning the Roman Catholic Church] In fact, it is morally wrong to do so. For it benefits the enemies of Christ, contribute to the strengthening of their hold on the Church, and help them to perpetuate their tyranny. I can think of one thing more foolish than the foregoing: that is to continue to ask these ‘presidents" to "say" "mass" for one’s intentions. Rather, if you have mistakenly given stipends for this person, ask for them back.

5. Children should be removed immediately from those parish schools whose churches permit the "New Mass," no matter how "decently" it is "said." These are literally "schools of scandal" where the doctrines of the Revolution are systematically inculcated into their minds. Some will say: "But Catholic schools are better than public schools." In this respect – which takes precedence over all others – they are not. For all their corruption, no state schools (yet) have pseudo-religious ceremonies in which the Mass is buffooned. If one had his child in a state-owned school in which the Catholic Mass were travestied as a matter of daily schedule, would he not be bound to take his child from such a place, even at the risk of going to prison. We are in the midst of the Revolution. For this reason parents should not be surprised to find their own schools forbidden to them.

Some will say: "It is not my responsibility to decide about the Mass; it is the priests’ and the bishops’ and the Pope’s. If they do not provide the Mass, they will have to suffer for it." Such talk bespeaks a jaded spirit and is very common among lukewarm Catholics. This is a Protestant attitude. It bases everything on the avoidance of sin and the achieving of salvation. Our religion has a higher motivation. The main concern of this writing is not "who is guilty and who is going to pay," but the proper adoration of God and the defense of His honor. God knows well the clergy will suffer for their great betrayal and their niggardly cowardice. We can only pray that our beloved Lord will have mercy on them, so that they may turn and make amends before it is too late. It seems safe to say, they will be converted as soon as the people require it of them and prove themselves worthy of the Mass, so painlessly relinquished. But the answer to the objection given above is that, if the clergy provide a sacrilege instead of a Mass, the faithful may not substitute the one for the other – fulfilling their obligation of worshiping Almighty God by insulting Him – just because that is what is scheduled for Sunday. If the father hand his son a stone instead of a loaf, is the son going to eat it? (Mt. 7:9).

Some may say: "I would have discontinued going to the ‘New Mass’ long ago if it were not for the children. How am I going to teach the children to go to church unless I take them?" This is neat logic. You have no food for your children, so, in order that they may not forget how to eat, you will give them poison! It is this kind of warped reasoning which has prepared us all for our present plight. Instead of facing up to the fact that we are in the very midst of the Revolution, these people would hand their children over to ravagers, almost out of spite. They will submit their children to be scandalized so that those priests whose responsibility it is to instruct them will come to deserve their damnation! Such an attitude is reminiscent of the harlot who, after having lost her own child, wished King Solomon to slice her neighbors child in two. (3 Kgs. 3:24-25). Let such unworthy, lazy parents as this be assured they will have a warm, cozy bed waiting for them in Hell. It should not have to be said, but I want to be sure to say it: This kind of talk treats children as if they were no more than dumb animals. Would it ever occur to such parents to tell their children with truth and proper earnestness of the times they live in, to prepare them for even greater tests of their faith, and to arm them with the sword of the Spirit, lest when the challenge comes, their children be incapable even recognizing its demands, much less fulfilling them. What do parents think their counterparts must do in countries where Communism has shown its full power and hatefulness?

Some may wish to accuse me of commanding the faithful to leave the Catholic Church.

By no means! The point being made here is that Catholics have no choice but to withdraw from the pernicious Burlesque called the "New Mass" and to keep themselves clear of the sin and scandal involved in having any part in it. The obvious implication is that the people must demand that this hideous Distortion be cleansed from the House of God; they must turn out the "priests of Baal;" and they must arrange for Masses of reparation to be offered – immediately is not soon enough. The faithful must demand Catholic bishops for their dioceses, Catholic priests for their parishes, and Catholic teachers for their schools. If the people do not bring such a restoration about, let them not be surprised if God does it directly. But if they wait for God to do it, let them expect that He will count them party to the Crime, for so, as of now, most of them are. Surely, there is no need to remind anyone that the wrath of God is terrible indeed; only a fool would provoke it upon himself.

Below I will say what must be done by those who recognize the correctness of the preceding onerous injunctions and who determine that they have no choice but to obey them. But first I must offer a word of advice to those of you who think serving with Christ’s ragtag remnant will be too strong for your blood, or to ignominious. You have, of course, two other choices. I urge you to come to a decision as quickly as possible for your own peace of mind. You can either give up your religion altogether, (as many have done) in a spirit of small-souled indignation and disloyalty, since it is, after all, unreasonable to expect you to do more for the Church now than you ever have or ever intended. Or, you can go along with the "New Religion," yield to he subversion of your own faith and that of others, thus helping the cause of "peace," and continue "dutifully" to attend the "New Mass," thus adding your voice to the communal blasphemy of the Divine Majesty and the Holy Mass. (You really would be missed if you were not there, you know.) I say again: make a decision. And should you thus decide to surrender without a struggle, because this is surely the easiest and most "respectable" approach to your problem, I have further advice to give. By all means, do not merely surrender. Rather, join the Revolution, throw yourself into the effort, and dedicate yourself to its total program. Be either hot or cold in this present contest. Either take the side of the true Church, or take the side of those who intend to destroy it. In other words, play the game, win or lose. I so advise you because this is the way our Lord would advise you, He finding sluggishness and mediocrity and neutrality more contemptible than open hatred and hostility. (Apoc. 3:16).

If you do decide to continue in your new-found allegiance, I urge you to make the most of it. If you are going to abandon your faith, well then, what are you afraid of? Cast off all your "medieval moral inhibitions" and enjoy being "free." You are living as if the old rules still bound you, while you participate in the "rites" of your "liberation." Does that make sense? Look at all your brothers and sisters (look at the nuns); you see they have caught the spirit. If you must pay the bills for the "New Religion," you might as well get something out of it. I say again, jump in with both feet, do not look back, and "live it up!" In this way, you will have no complaints or regrets ever after, nor feel cheated when it is all over. Enjoy the Revolution’s current ascendancy and thrilling high ride. Enjoy the euphoria of living on extravagant promises and utopian dreams. Eat, drink, and be merry while you revel in the exciting anticipation of the coming New Age.

But whatever you do, do not be silly enough to imagine that there is anything at all in the promises for you personally, either on this earth or in the life to come. That would be to miss the point altogether. Whether you are one of the enthusiastic soldiers of the Revolution or just one of its harmless serialized slaves, you must understand that the Revolution promises you nothing. You have never heard it promise you virtue, nor union with God, nor final repentance, nor heavenly beatitude. In return for your renunciation of Catholicism and of your own person, the Revolution promises you only a Cause, and the final exaltation of the Community. This is what the Revolution says, and this is what it means. In this respect, at least, it is honest. I tell you these things, that when finally the Church revives, and with one mighty play, scores a great victory, you will not have missed your part of the fun.

Now for those of you who are still with me, who will dare to stand with Mary, the Sorrowful Mother, at the foot of Christ’s Cross, I have these further instructions. You are wondering, I know, about your obligation to attend Holy Mass. well, you must do all in your power to attend the True Mass as often as possible. There can be no sin in being unable to get to one, though it is understandable that greater effort must be put forth during these days than formerly.

"For this is a very evil time." (Mich. 2:3). You must band together, obtain places which can be made to serve for chapels, and have priests come to offer the Holy Sacrifice – provided, I must emphasize, all things are done in accordance with the Code of Canon Law and with suitable decorum. Faithful priests and faithful people must find each other.

[x] Words in brackets are added by Unity Publishing

                                       Its Lawsuit with John L. Grady

The reconstruction of the Order in Rome began uneasily owing to difficult contacts with Knights, who, for whatever reasons, had interrupted their relationship with the Grand Magistry. A first chance for a return to normality occurred in 1816 with the revival of the Grand Priory of Rome: Italy was already the nation chosen to house the residence of the Order and it was opportune to restore the Order's organizations in this country. In 1830 the Grand Priory of Lombardy and Venice was re-established with the help of Austria, which had never ceased to recognize the sovereignty of the Order and had always been willing to operate in its defense. The Grand Priory was able to recover its properties in the Veneto region but an analogous operation in Lombardy was impossible as the properties had been sold by Napoleon. At the same time, the Grand Priory of Naples and Sicily resumed its activities.

Good results were also achieved in other European countries with respect to re-organization. All the ancient Langues were abolished in an attempt to renew the Order's peripheral structures and the National Associations of Knights were created. The first to be founded was the German one in 1859, followed in 1875 and 1877 by the British and Italian ones respectively. The will and commitment of the Order, shown at times in which ideals of chivalry were no longer particularly popular, led the Pope, Leo XIII, to satisfy the desire of the Knights of St. John to choose their own Grand Master, a charge which had been vacant since 1805. On March 28th, 1879 the Pope signed a Bull authorizing the election and the then reigning Lieutenant Fra' Giovanni Battista Ceschi a Santa Croce was called to this highest position within the Order. Signing the agreement between the Order and the Republic of Malta at Fort St. Angelo (21 June, 1991).

Other National Associations soon started their own activities and contributed further to the Order's good works. In 1886 the Spanish Association was born followed in 1891 by the French Association and in 1899 by the Portuguese one. In time, all countries having groups, of Knights gave life to their own Associations, of which there are thirty-eight at present. In accordance with the legal system of the territory concerned the Associations are accorded treatment based upon the type of relationship

The Association of Italian Knights (ACISMOM) has, since its foundation, achieved very important recognition which mirrors Italy's relationship with the Order. The Italian Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta carries out its traditional activities in the field of charity and welfare through the creation, organization and administration of hospitals, nursing homes, hospitals for the chronically ill, sanitary departments, surgeries, anti-diabetic centres, and laboratories of analysis. Faithful to its hospitaller vocation but never forgetting the past, at the moment of its foundation the Association gave life, through many conventions and agreements with the Ministry of Works and later with the Ministry of Defense, to a Military Corps, to be employed in relief operations in case of war or natural calamity.

Occasions during which the Knights could demonstrate the efficiency of this organization were not lacking. In 1908 the earthquake in Messina for the first time engaged the Military Corps which intervened with very considerable employment of men and machinery.

In 1911, during the war between Italy and Turkey, ACISMOM mobilized the Military Corps and in a short time prepared and equipped the hospital ship "Regina Margherita" which, during seven voyages, reached the Ports of Tripoli, Derna, Benghazi and Tobruk, and brought home 1162 wounded and sick soldiers. The first World War witnessed the Corps on the front line. From the start of military operations four trains, each with 306 beds, evacuated the hospitals in the war zone. The four trains gave assistance to the French and British expeditionary forces in Italy and to the Italian expeditionary force in France. During 641 voyages, the trains ran 483,948 km carrying 85,784 wounded and 62,232 sick. For more than recognition which mirrors Italy's relationship with the Order. The Italian Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta carries out its traditional activities in the field of charity and welfare through the creation, organization and administration of hospitals, nursing homes, hospitals for the chronically ill, sanitary departments, surgeries, anti-diabetic centres, and laboratories of analysis. Faithful to its hospitaller vocation but never forgetting the past, at the moment of its foundation the Association gave life, through many conventions and agreements with the Ministry of Works and later with the Ministry of Defense, to a Military Corps, to be employed in relief operations in case of war or natural calamity.

Occasions during which the Knights could demonstrate the efficiency of this organization were not lacking. In 1908 the earthquake in Messina for the first time engaged the Military Corps which intervened with very considerable employment of men and machinery.

In 1911, during the war between Italy and Turkey, ACISMOM mobilized the Military Corps and in a short time prepared and equipped the hospital ship "Regina Margherita" which, during seven voyages, reached the Ports of Tripoli, Derna, Benghazi and Tobruk, and brought home 1162 wounded and sick soldiers. The first World War witnessed the Corps on the front line. From the start of military operations four trains, each with 306 beds, evacuated the hospitals in the war zone. The four trains gave assistance to the French and British expeditionary forces in Italy and to the Italian expeditionary force in France. During 641 voyages, the trains ran 483,948 km carrying 85,784 wounded and 62,232 sick. For more than forty months, eight first aid stations on the front line were the basis of medical assistance that, by the end of the hostilities would have dealt with 87,390 visits

These figures speak for themselves especially when taking into account that ACISMOM had organized and was managing two hospitals at that same time. In 1940 the Association of Italian Knights mobilized all its sanitary services and put two hospitals, some first aid stations and three hospital trains at the disposal of the Italian army. The trains carried out 79 voyages in Italy, Croatia, Germany and Poland and 23,187 wounded were transported. A fourth train, organized for the Italian expeditionary forces in Russia, brought back 2,552 sick and wounded soldiers. Nine hundred soldiers who were retreating in a heavy snow storm were taken on board to safety during one of the last voyages.

The Armistice, signed on September 8th 1943, obliged ACISMOM and the Military Corps to intervene not only in the operation zones but also in the national territory devastated by civil war and in the liberation zones. They strengthened the hospitals already existing in Rome and Naples and the same happened in Turin and Milan.

The centres of assistance that were set up during those dramatic days were countless. In the city of Rome alone there were 34, and to deal with such a vast organization the Military Corps enrolled, thanks to its particular prerogatives, hundreds and hundreds of young men who in that way escaped capture or forced labor camps. While Italy was being liberated, they ran hospitals for the wounded, ex-servicemen and ex-prisoners of war. The Banner of the Italian Association has been awarded a gold Medal of Merit for health services, a silver one for military service, two bronze Medals and numerous recognitions.

ACISMOM has been undergoing a renewal phase since 1986 thanks, initially, to Grand Master, Fra' Angelo de Mojana. Today the Italian Association has numerous medical centres, the most important of which is the Hospital of San Giovanni Battista alla Magliana on the outskirts of Rome, for the rehabilitation of hemiplegic patients. A highly specialized hospital and one of the few existing in Italy intended for the treatment of patients and research in the sector. The development of this complex has been the constant concern of the Office of the Receiver of the Common Treasure at the Grand Magistry, which has assisted the Commissioners responsible over the years by promoting investments totaling around eight billion Italian Liras from the Pergami Belluzzi Baldi Foundation. This Foundation is more than ever present today at the hospital at the Magliana, where the recently inaugurated laboratories of analysis and department of radiology are dedicated to its good name.

During 1995 the Receiver of the Common Treasure, in line with the powers accorded to him by Art. 179 of the Order of Malta Code and in full agreement with the President of the Italian Association Don Giovan Pietro dei Duchi Caffarelli, organized the updating of the computer systems in use by ACISMOM in order to make them compatible to link up with all the other sanitary centres of the Order throughout the world.

The Italian Association of Knights runs several anti-diabetic centres and, in Rome, the medical centre in Via Bocca di Leone within the same block as the Magistral Palace. For a long time, the Grand Priory of Rome has had several centres dedicated to the collection of medicines and assistance for the elderly. Recently, the Grand Priory has increased its activity in the area, in favor of needy people.

To return to operations accomplished during wars and natural calamities, Italian Knights, together with Knights from other European nations, rushed to Hungary in 1956 during the revolution and the following Soviet occupation. Help was given to Polesine during the floods and to Belice, Friuli and Irpinia where they assisted, with very good results, the Order of Malta Italian Aid Corps (CISOM), a First Aid Organization which several other Associations had also previously constituted. CISOM is integrated into the Italian Civil Defense System.

The Association of German Knights set up field hospitals in Vietnam and the long and bloody battle did not spare some of the men carrying the White eight pointed Cross who there lost their lives.

The present organization of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta is not very different from that during the Order's early centuries. The sovereignty of the Order is exercised by the Prince and Grand Master who governs, together with the Sovereign Council which is composed of four high charges: the Grand Commander, the Grand Chancellor, the Hospitaller and the Receiver of the Common Treasure, together with four councilors and two alternates elected by Chapter General from among the professed Knights, when and if available, i.e., among those who have taken the vows of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience. Chapter General is the Supreme Assembly of Knights normally summoned every five years in order to elect the members of Government. The Council Complete of State, on the summoned exclusively for the election of the Grand Master. The two Assemblies are composed of the representatives of the Grand Priories, the Priories and the National Associations.

The Master carries the title of both Eminence and Highness or Eminent Highness and is universally recognized as a Head of State to whom all honors of a Sovereign are due.

The Supreme Pontiff appoints as his representative a Cardinal to whom is given the name "Cardinalis Patronus" who is assisted by the Prelate of the Order who is likewise appointed by the Holy Father. The Prelate is the Ecclesiastical Superior of the Cler of the Order and assists the Grand Master in matters regarding spirituality.

The life and activities of the Order are regulated by the Constitutional Charter and the Code while particularly important juridical problems are submitted to the Juridical Council. For any controversies not regarding Canon Law and the Ecclesiastical Court, the Order has its own Court of the First Instance and Court of Appeal whose magistrates are appointed directly by the Grand Master and the Sovereign Council. A Board of Auditors controls financial and economic matters.

The Order has diplomatic relations with eighty countries with an exchange of Ambassadors. Recently the Order has been admitted to the United Nations as a Permanent Observer.

Baron Marcello Maria Marrocco Trischitta prematurely deceased on February 29, 1996. On January 22, 1998 the reform of the Constitutional Charter and Code, approved by the Holy See with note of the Congregation of November 7, 1997, came into effect preceding the second edition of this book. The English version has been kindly revised by the Author's wife, Baroness Paola Marrocco Trischitta, Dame of Honor and Devotion, who thought it useful to integrate the text with the following appendix.

The renewal of the Order, desired by H.M.E.H. the Prince and Grand Master in view of the third millennium, has gone ahead through very delicate actions both on international and internal level.

The admission of the Order to the United Nations has increased the number of its bilateral relations with other states up to 83. The National Associations are now 42 but what is most amazing is the multiplication of the international missions of the Order in the humanitarian field.

In the triennium 1996-1998 the Order was massively present during the conflicts in Eastern Europe and, through the Italian Association, it was particularly active in Mostar. The German Association provided humanitarian aid to the populations escaping from the war zones of Iraq and Zaire and is currently in the front line helping Kosovo refugees through its various voluntary bodies.

The relief corps have increased and on the occasion of the state visit of the Grand Master to Cuba, the Order delivered medicines and medical equipment valued at 8 million US dollars to the Cuban Caritas. The combined efforts of the Grand Chancellor, Count Carlo Marullo di Condojanni, and the Grand Hospitaller, Baron Albrecht von Boeselager, have also enabled the Order to achieve delicate goals in Eastern Europe and in Latin America, where funds for the blind have been allocated. An agreement has been recently reached with the São Paulo University for the research in the ophthalmic sector. In Guinea as well a project for the treatment of Oncocerciasis is being carried out in collaboration with the Spanish Association. Also the Bethlehem Hospital, which is the pride of the Order, has been enlarged and modernized.

A museum has been created in Rhodes and in 1998 two great cultural events took place in Italy: the former was an exhibition on Piranesi's works set up at our extraterritorial seat on the Aventine and visited by over 43,000 persons; the latter was a very delicate restoration of the inside and outside of the Grand Priory Palace in Venice. These events are a clear demonstration of the renewed interest of the Order in the cultural aspects of its history and this is certainly due to the economic resources that, for the first time in the last ten years, have enabled the Order to make more investments for the safeguard of its patrimony.

As far as the internal policy of the Order is concerned, the extraordinary Chapter General approved the new Constitutional Charter which came into force on January 27,1998. This event represents an epochal turning point in the life of the Order: the relations with the Holy See have been revised, in particular expressly referring to international law for the Order's diplomatic representation; specifying that also members of the First and Second Class, who profess Vows and the Promise of Obedience respectively, are subordinate only to their Superiors in the Order; attributing to the Grand Master the confirmation of the election of Knights in Obedience to government positions. Thus, on a legal level, there is no longer any kind of dependence on the Holy See, with a strong emphasis on the already existing sovereign character of the Order's activities on the international scene.

On a level of internal constitutional organization, Magistral Knights and Dames can now be admitted to the Class of Obedience, the category of female Donats has been created and different criteria for the recognition of a new kind of nobility are under study.

The jubilee Year, celebrating the Order's nine centuries of life, was opened in Malta on December 5,1998 under the guidance of the Grand Chancellor, expressly entrusted by the Grand Master with the co-ordination of the celebrations. On that occasion, a new agreement on Fort St. Angelo was reached with the Maltese government, the ratification of which is being concluded, extending the concession to 99 years with the enjoyment of extraterritoriality and other privileges, including the possibility to keep in the Fort a small uniformed corps to perform guard and security services. The flag of the Order is already waving on this monument, which is the most significant evidence of the Knights' presence on the Island.

Other numerous institutional changes are in progress and in order to understand and appreciate their importance it will be necessary to wait for the future decisions of the institutional bodies renewed during the Chapter General held on June 22-23,1999.

The Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem (the Order) came into being about the time of the Crusades. While continuing to retain the trappings of its religious origins, the Order appears to have evolved into a fraternal organization. After having had various headquarters in Europe and elsewhere since its founding in the eleventh century, the Order finally made its home in America during the early part of this century. At all times relevant to this lawsuit, the Order’s headquarters have been in Pennsylvania. The history of the Order in America was uneventful until the 1950s, when Charles Pichel became its "Grand Chancellor." Pichel established the Corporation in 1956 to serve "as the historical and legal continuity" of the Order. Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem--Knights of Malta v. Messineo, 572 F.Supp. 983, 985 (E.D.Pa. 1983).

In this capacity, the Corporation, which was also controlled by Pichel until 1977, took steps to register the collective membership mark at the heart of this dispute: "Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [Maltese Cross symbol] Knights of Malta [Maltese Cross symbol]." The Corporation registered the mark in 1958 and renewed it in 1977. The Trademark Trial and Appeals Board and a federal district court recently upheld the validity of the mark. Coleman v. Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Inc., Cancellation No. 14,038 (June 14, 1990), aff’d, No. 90-5301, 1993 WL 34987 (E.D.Pa. Feb. 9, 1993). Aside from controlling the collective membership mark, the Corporation’s chief functions have been to grant membership in the Order, maintain membership rolls, and enter into licensing agreements regarding the collective membership mark.

The present controversy stems from the Corporation’s exercise of its power to grant or deny these licenses. Between Pichel’s 1977 resignation and 1980 the Order was run by a "supreme council," which acted in concert with the Corporation’s board of directors. By admitting new members and expelling others, the supreme council completely changed its composition. Messineo, 572 F.Supp. at 986. Beginning in 1981, the Order required its members to obtain a license from the Corporation to use the collective membership mark on publications and other memorabilia. Predictably, members could not obtain a license without paying a substantial fee.

The defendant, John L. Grady, joined the Order in 1979 after having started the "American Christian Church and Order," which he hoped would become a legal affiliate of the Order. In 1982 Grady proposed to Salvatore T. Messineo, the President of the Corporation and Lieutenant Grand Master of the Order, that the Corporation issue a license for Grady’s organization to use its trademark. Messineo denied the request because of Dr. Grady’s alleged participation in para-military and white supremacist groups, and the Corporation’s board of directors expelled Grady from the Order in 1983. Despite his expulsion, the defendant continued to use the trademark, name, and other symbols of the Corporation and Order on, among other things, his letterhead and a newsletter that he published. He also claims to have represented the Order in such activities as signing a "Treaty of Amity" with a person alleged to be the exiled president of Poland. The defendant contends that his conduct was appropriate because the Corporation had been taken over and the Order ruined by several members of the Messineo family and that it was therefore "incumbent on a certain group of members of the Order, known as Hereditary Knights, to come forward and restore order." At a "Chapter General" meeting in 1991, this faction of "Hereditary Knights" purportedly elected the defendant to serve as the 75th Grand Master of the Order.

The Corporation originally filed this Lanham Act suit in 1983 seeking a declaratory judgment that the defendant [John L. Grady], had infringed its registered trademark in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1114. The district court stayed the action pending resolution of collateral litigation. Inexplicably, the Corporation did not move to lift the stay until 1994. On April 19, 1994, the Corporation finally filed an amended complaint and joined the Order as a co-plaintiff. In addition to Lanham Act claims for trademark infringement and false designation of origin, the amended complaint contained claims for RICO violations and Tennessee common law unfair competition. The defendant [John L. Grady] asserted three counterclaims based on his belief that the registration of the collective membership mark was fraudulently obtained and that the Order’s leadership is illegitimate.

The district court granted summary judgment for the defendant [John L. Grady] on the RICO allegations and for the plaintiffs on all of the defendant’s [John L. Grady] counterclaims. More specifically, the court ruled as a matter of law that the collective membership mark is incontestable pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1065, and that there had been no fraud in its registration. A jury ultimately found that the defendant [John L. Grady] had knowingly infringed the collective membership mark in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1114, had falsely designated the origin of the collective membership mark in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1125, and had unfairly competed with the Corporation. Although the jury declined to award damages, the district court provided broad injunctive relief in a judgment entered on October 20, 1995.

The question most often raised is: how to distinguish between the genuine and false orders of St.John. The answer is simple.

The genuine orders are in the order of their establishment: The Sovereign Military Order of Malta, headed by its 78th Prince Grand Master His Most Eminent Highness Fra' Andrew Bertie; The Bailiwick of Brandenburg of the Knightly Order of St. John of the Hospital in Jerusalem, known as the Johanniter Order, headed by its Herrenmeister, H.R.H. Wilhelm Karl, Prince of Prussia; the Grand Priory of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, of which H.M. Queen Elizabeth II is Sovereign Head and H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester is Grand Prior; the Johanniterorder I Sverige, which is under the high protection of the King of Sweden and the Johanniter Orde in Nederland, under the protection of H.M. Queen Beatrix. All other self-styled chivalric groups which use the name of St. John in their appellation are, in my view spurious.

The next question most frequently asked concerns the criteria used to determine the authenticity of an order of St. John.

One of the reasons why the question is difficult to answer is that the United States has no chivalric tradition and maintains no official government entity empowered to set criteria to determine the historicity and validity of orders of chivalry. The IRS can and does grant tax-exempt status to bona-fide charitable and non-profit organizations. Thus, in the United States any legally-constituted, but not necessarily historically authentic association or sodality can take on the trappings of chivalry, add St. John to its name and, so long as it is not involved in fraudulent activity, obtain tax-exempt status if it meets the relatively simple requirements. Thus, it is up to the Most Venerable Order to set its own guidelines to evaluate the authenticity of an order of St. John. These guidelines are:

Note:- In addition to fulfilling the two criteria mentioned above, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta is a case apart as it is itself a sovereign entity in international law which maintains diplomatic relations with fifty-one countries.

Many of the groups cited herein claim either "royal" or "spiritual" protection. It must be stated that for protection to have any validity under international law it must be offered by a sovereign state or by a reigning monarch. Some scholars extend the privilege of granting protection to an ex-reigning monarch whose rights of. fons honorum, they affirm, are permanent and valid even in exile. The point is highly contested. Reputable experts agree that a junior prince of a former sovereign house who has not reigned cannot provide valid protection. Neither does "spiritual protection" offered by the primate of an autocephalous church have any validity under international law.

The Jan. 12 2000 issue of Zenit: [TRUE KNIGHTS]

KNIGHTS OF MALTA ASSIST JUBILEE PILGRIMS
Order's Grand Master Receives Ambassadors from 85 States

ROME, JAN 11 (ZENIT).- Ambassadors from 85 States met this morning in Rome, at the headquarters of the Sovereign Order of Malta on the Aventine Hill, to participate in the Diplomatic Corps' audience with the Grand Master, Friar Andrew Bertie, to exchange good wishes for the new year.

Following a well-established tradition, the Grand Master made a summary of the main events in the Order's life over the past year, giving general lines of activity for the future, including special attention to
the Jubilee celebration. The Knights of Malta have prepared a precise and very well articulated program of assistance to pilgrims in need of emergency health care. Many of the Knights will work as volunteers in
Rome during the Jubilee Year.

Last year, the Order of Malta celebrated its 900th anniversary. It has organized meetings and pilgrimages to commemorate periods of its history, from Malta to Rhodes and ending in Rome. Over the past year,
the Knights Roman headquarters have been visited by many heads of State, including King Juan Carlos of Spain.

"The international community is committed today in various areas to reach the objectives of pacification and liberation from need and suffering, which constantly challenge the conscience of civil societies," Andrew Bertie said. The Order wishes to make its contribution to this process, given its special charisms: the defense of faith through witness, not the sword, and service to the poor.

The Knights of Malta are present in over 100 countries worldwide, through their own international organizations, foundations, and coordination centers. The Order's humanitarian action is carried out in
more than 100 of its hospitals and thousands of out-patient clinics. Over the past few years the Order has increased its assistance to victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts, by creating care centers for refugees, rural hospitals, and distributing medicines and first aid. In order to implement this work, it counts on the assistance of 40 rescue groups that coordinate 80,000 permanent volunteers in different crisis zones.

The Sovereign Military and Hospitaler Order of St. John of Jerusalem was created in 1099 to care for pilgrims and patients in Jerusalem. The Order's Rule, confirmed by Pope Paschal II (1113) served as a model for other Hospitaler Orders. After the fall of Jerusalem in 1187, the Order established itself in St. John of Acre (1285-1291). When that city was taken by the Muslims, the Order sought refuge in Cyprus (1291) and controlled the island of Rhodes (1308-1522), as a result of which they were known as the Knights of Rhodes. Following the conquest of the Island, Charles V ceded Malta to them (1530-1798). After losing this Island first to Napoleon (1798) and then to Great Britain (1800), the Order was reorganized in the 19th century in Italy. Today its sovereignty is recognized by 85 States. In honor of its 900^th anniversary, Malta ceded a historic castle on the island to the order.
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Notes and web sites to study:

Sedevacantist Roman Catholic Priests:

• Franciscan Friars of Rochester, New York. (Bishop Louis Vezelis, OFM; Archbishop Ngo Dinh Thuc)
• Religious Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen. (Bishop Mark Pivarunas, CMRI, Archbishop Ngo Dinh Thuc)
• Congregation of the Missionaries of the Holy Ghost. (Rev. Kevin Vaillancort, CMSS; Archbishop Ngo Dinh Thuc)
• Little Company of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. (Bishop Daniel Dolan, Archbishop Ngo Dinh Thuc)
• Istituto Mater Boni Consilii. (Rev. )
• Orthodox Roman Catholic Movement. (Bishop Robert McKenna, OP; Archbishop Ngo Dinh Thuc)
• Fortes In Fide. (Rev. Noel Barbara)
• Sanctuary. (Fr. Francis Egregyi).

Traditional Roman Catholic Priests:

• In Obedience to Pope John Paul II:
• Opus Mariae Mediatricis. (Rev. William Ashley)
• Sacerdotal Society of St. Peter. (Rev. Josef Bisig)
• Sacerdotal Society of St. John. (Rev. Carlos Urrutigoity)
• Carmelite Recollects of the Sacred Heart. ()
• Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. (Msgr. Gilles Wach)
• Canons Regular of St. John Cantius. (Rev. Francis Phillips)
• Canons Regular of the Mother of God. (Rev. Wladimir-Marie de Saint-John)
• The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
  St. Benedict Center, Still River, Massachusetts. (Bro. Thomas Augustine, MICM; Rev. Leonard Feeney, SJ, later MICM)
• Order of St. Benedict, Congregation of Solesmes,
  Abbaye de Notre Dame, Fontgombault, France.
• Order of St. Benedict, Congregation of xxxxx,
  Abbaye Sainte-Madeleine, Le Barroux, France. (Dom Gerard Calvet, OSB)
• The Traditional Order of the Dominicans of St. Vincent Ferrer. ()
• Order of Saint Dominic. ()
• Not in Obedience to Pope John Paul II:
• Known Origin of Priestly Orders:
• Catholic Traditionalist Movement. (Rev. Gommar A. DePauw)
• Traditional Catholics of America. (Rev. Francis Fenton)
• League of the Catholic Counter-Reformation. (The Abbé Georges de Nantes)
• The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
  St. Benedict Center, Richmond, New Hampshire. (Bro. Francis, MICM; Rev. Leonard Feeney, SJ, later MCIM)
• Sacerdotal Society of St. Pius X. (Bishop Bernard Fellay; Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre)
• Sacerdotal Society of St. Pius V. (Bishop Clarence Kelly, Bishop Alfred Mendes)
• Sacerdotal Society of St. John Mary Baptist Vianney. (Bishop Licinio Rangel; Bishop Antonio de Castro Mayer)
• Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. (Rev. Michael Mary Sim, CSSR)
• Order of Preachers at Avrillé. (Rev. Pierre Marie, OP)
• Order of Saint John. (Rev. James Wathen, OSJ)
• Disputed Origin of Priestly Orders:
• Traditio: Traditional Roman Catholic Internet Site. (Rev. M.E. Morrison; Bishop Antoine Joseph Aneed)
• Confraternity of St. Joseph. (Rev. Paolo Rosari; ?)
• Society of the Virgin Mary. (Bishop Patrick Taylor; Bishop Carlos Duarte Costa)
• Traditional Romn Catholic Archdiocese. (Rev. Anton Metzger; Archbishop Anthony Savage; Bishop Carlos Duarte Costa)
• Confrérie du Paraclet. (Bishop Albinus, Archbishop Ngo Dinh Thuc)
• Conservative Roman Catholic Priests:
• Institute on Religious Life.
• Confraternity of Catholic Clergy.
• Sacerdotal Society of the Holy Cross (Opus Dei). (Rev. Josemaria Escriva)
• Legionaires of Christ. (Rev. Marcial Maciel)
• Community of Saint John. (Rev. Marie-Dominique Philippe)
• Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word. (Community of Priests and Brothers founded by Mother Angelica)
• Liberal Roman Catholic Priests:
• The Web Site of Rev. Andrew Greeley.
• The Web Site of Rev. Bernard Lonergan, S.J. (Peter Monette & Paul Allen)
• Radical Roman Catholic Priests:
• The Web Site of Mgr. Jacques Gaillot, Titular Bishop of Partenia.
• The Web Site of Rev. Antonio Maione's Community of the Ascension.

• One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic and Palmarian Church (Clemente Dominguez Gomez [Pope Gregory XVII])
• Order of the Magnificat of the Mother of God (Apostles of Infinite Love). (Bro. John, [Pope Gregory XVII])
• True Catholics. (Rev. Lucian Pulvermacher, OFM Cap. [Pope Pius XIII])
• Catholic Church. (Msgr. Maurice Archieri [Vicarius Christus, Pierre II])

http://servus.smom-za.org/www1/gtl/smom/smom.htm
The above link gives a list of the orders that are not affiliated with the order and are not recognized by the Vatican.
http://servus.smom-za.org/www1/gtl/smom/bbghoax.htm
This page also says that they are not recognized as the official group and have no Vatican recognition. The name of the prince grand master is Dr. John L. Grady.

http://www.law.emory.edu/6circuit/july97/97a0209p.06.html

The court cae in which John Grady was involved.
http://caltrap.bbsnet.com/prolifer.htm ftp://ftp.traditio.com/pub/users/csm/traditio/masslat.txt
The index of Latin Masses
http://www.shrine.com/Shrine3.htm http://members.tripod.com/~michaelwilcox/index-4.html

On sedevacantism: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/3251/Wathen.html

Critique of Fr. Wathen's "The Great Sacrilege" http://home.ici.net/~panther/francis/wathen.html

Very brief mention of the *questionable* orders of Fr. Wathen http://home.earthlink.net/~grossklas/fromaustralia.htm

http://www.tboyle.net/Catholicism/Cath_Links_Priest_Groups.html
Under traditionals, OSJ's are listed as *not* in obedience to Pope JP II

http://www.tboyle.net/Catholicism/Catholic_Links.html
Here are some of the members of the OSJ's.
http://www.korrnet.org/trinity/holytc.htm
John Grady's article. He also mentions Fr. Wathen and Thomas Nelson on this site.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/6480/historyosj.html
Order of St. John articles by members of the Order.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/6480/
Carey Winters, Our Lady of the Rosary Home School, High School Dept.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/6480/novusordo.html
Grady, it was alleged had ties to white supremesists.

http://www.onelist.com/group/FideiDefensor
The description says: This list exists for White Catholics interested in preserving the European race, and pre-Vatican II Traditional Roman Catholicism. Fidei Defensor is a Latin term meaning "Defender of the Faith." All White Nationalists are welcome to join, even if they're not Catholic.
http://www.ihsv.com/aboutus.html
Some Brindles appear on this page. Bob Brindle is the director of Our Lady of the Rosary Home school.
http://titan.guestworld.tripod.lycos.com/wgb/wgbview.dbm?owner=Militans&