I did some research of the Knights of Columbus and I was looking to see if any pope gave them a blessings when the group started, you know, something to say they were legit. I found nothing. And the K of C came about in the late 1700's I think, and that was when the USA had a big problem with the Masons. Just because the K of C was founded on the goal of widows and orphans, could have been the horse and pony show that they needed, you know, the smoke screen.