Our sympathies really lie with the believers – the priest’s wealth (despite all the voluminous evidence), MUST predate Abbé Saunière – for to claim the treasure did NOT exist at all would be pure heresy – don’t forget that the believers are part of a religion – not a history.
This whole subject matter is strictly dominated by what Abbé Saunière & Rennes-le-Château was not – Figments of the Imagination.
Another madcap solution lies just around the corner.
Make no mistake about that. The Adventure Must Continue!