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Let’s see, a super-secret, sovereign, international organization with ties to governments worldwide
that dates back to the 11th century? I don’t see why anyone would suspect any… oh you
know what it looks like a few people do this something weird could be going on here.
Here’s a one-minute history of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of
Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta—AKA the Order of Malta. In the 11th century there
was a country called the Duchy of Amalfi. A bunch of merchants from there went to Jerusalem,
which was ruled by an islamic caliphate at the time, and started a hospital to care for
anyone from any race or religion—something rather progressive for the time. But then
the crusades happened, the Christians conquered Jerusalem, and the regular order became a
military order with the goal of protecting the Christian stronghold. They were pretty
successful at that until 200 years later when Jerusalem was conquered again by an opposing
group and the Order was kicked out. So, they went to Cyprus, then they went to Rhodes,
and then they went to Malta. Oh yeah, and there weren’t really called the Order of
Malta until they got to Malta, and while they were there they got really powerful, briefly
owned the Caribbean Islands of Saint Barthélemy, Kitts, Croix, and Martin, then in about 1800
your boy Napoleon Dy… I mean Bonaparte kicked them out of Malta so they went to Rome where
they still are headquartered today. The mission of the group is stated as “Tuitio
fidei et obsequium pauperum” which, if you don’t speak Latin, translates to “defense
of the faith and service of the poor.” The “faith,” in this context, is of course
Roman Catholicism, the faith that Jorge Bergoglio practices, who’s also known by his other
name—Pope Francis. The pope is the very reason why the order of Malta is a sovereign
entity today—just not this Pope. 105 popes ago, Pope Paschal II said that the Order of
Malta was a sovereign entity, and since the Pope was basically president of the world
at the time, at least the western world, everyone listened to him.
So, still today, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta is sovereign. It’s treated like
a country even though it doesn’t have any territory. It does have buildings, like its
headquarters in Rome, but these buildings aren’t technically territory of the Order.
They’re considered extraterritorial territory. Extraterritorial territory is the kind of
territory that the embassies of any country are in. Embassies are not subject to the local
laws of the country they are in but they are not territories of the country of origin even
though they’re subject to the laws of the country of origin. Therefore, since the Order’s
properties are extraterritorial, the Order of Malta has no real territory making it the
only sovereign entity in the world to exist territory-free.
But they do have pretty much everything else a country has. They have coins, they have
stamps, they have license plates, and they even have passports. Only 500 people have
this passport, though, making it the most exclusive in the world. 105 countries actually
recognize the Order as a sovereign entity so 105 countries will actually let members
in on their Order passports, but they do have recognition from the most important organization—the
United Nations. The UN’s declaration of an entity’s independence
is really the definitive determinant for whether or not the entity is sovereign, so, the order
really is sovereign. They aren’t, however, full members of the United Nations. They have
permanent observer status much like the Vatican. The Order of Malta even has embassies in 75
countries worldwide and a military. The unique political independence of this group allows
them to hypothetically use their military to invade a country and start war without
the approval of any other country. Nowadays, however, the order’s primary focus rests
on charitable acts around the world. They still hold true to the mission of their original
hospital in Jerusalem and administer aid to those in need regardless of their race or
religion though employing over 25,000 doctors, nurses, and paramedics globally.
Although, a secret society wouldn’t be very good without some secrets, so you can never
really be sure who’s in the Order because they don’t release that information publicly.
Some people will say that they’re members, but many don’t which helps fuel some of
the conspiracy theories. Alleged members include George H. W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Rick Santorum,
and plenty of other powerful politicians, but, if you want to join the Order of Malta,
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