RE: The Paradox of Power....
October 2, 2015 at 1:53 am
(This post was last modified: October 2, 2015 at 1:55 am by ronedee.)
(October 2, 2015 at 12:13 am)Parkers Tan Wrote: I'm thinking Ronnie is going to bail out from this barrage of facts.
Though conducted with the blessing of the Catholic Church, the Crusades were carried out by governmental authorities: Dukes, Kings, and so on. So you can't refer to them as an inquisition directed by RCC. Unfortunately, RCC gets most of the credit from a flag.
The First Crusade famously slaughtered almost all the inhabitants of Jersusalem, most of whom were Christians and Jews. The Crusades were essentially a barbarian invasion of the civilized middle east and like many barbarian invasions they were quite brutal but succeeded in the end in civilizing the barbarians. And eventually recovering most of what was taken.
That said, those were barbaric times which called for drastic measures. aka WAR. Actually you could thank the Crusaders that you are not wearing a turban, and praying to Allah now!
My reference was to innocents wrongly accused, tried and killed directly by the RCC. I actually have no idea what that number could be. Neither does anyone else; when estimates run from thousands to millions!
I'll have better numbers for you in the future.... if I feel like it.
Quis ut Deus?
