but many arc historians believe that if the ark wasn't qumran that it's not there anymore they believed the ark was taken by a Catholic military order called the poor fellow Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon more commonly known as the Knights Templar during the Crusades a new Catholic military order emerged the Knights Templar from the very beginning the Templars were known for their secrecy and their mystery they were also shrewd when it came to finance and politics they convinced both the pope and the city leaders of Jerusalem that they would protect Christian
pilgrims making the journey to the holy city but as soon as the Knights Templar established a headquarters on the Temple Mount they started digging and they weren't looking for treasure the knights were obsessed with religious relics and there was no greater prize than the Ark of the Covenant
