Knights of Columbus get rid of swords: UPDATE, KC national twitter "We are keeping the sword ⚔️"

I'm a Knight for almost 20 years now, 3rd degree.  ... I'll try not to say anything rash but let's just say I'm disappointed.  I had planned on eventually moving to 4th degree.... but I'm not now.

Changing of the guard: Knights of Columbus makes dramatic change in uniform

Update, yes swords are out:

Hi Deacon Greg. I can confirm that the swords are going as well. Which is a bummer.

— Luke Meinholz (@WiscLuke) August 3, 2017

Update2: My dear Scripture Cherry Pickers:

"Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; 
I have not come to bring peace, but the sword." 

- Jesus Christ

Just ran across this tweet:

We are keeping the sword ⚔️

— Knights of Columbus (@KofC) August 3, 2017