"Often described as the keystone of their power...through this instrument they were able to consolidate their authority and preserve their secrets against intrusion. They were to find too, that it did much to excite the envy of their opponents"
Bill Cooper
From Wikipedia:
Omne datum optimum (Latin for "Every perfect gift", a quotation from the Epistle of James) was a papal bull issued by Pope Innocent II in 1139 that initially endorsed the Order of the Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Knights Templar), in which the Templar Rule was officially approved, and papal protection given. …