The Paradox of Power....

[Wyrd of Gawd]

That said, those were barbaric times which called for drastic measures. aka WAR.

I believe, my dear, that you are confusing war with events that are sincerely and obviously religiously driven, to the very point that religion can be shown as the culprit for stated events as having occurred.

And, to be honest, does the church not offer guidance to those in power?  If the church was truly so holy and so opposed to war, since Jesus was such a pacifist, then would the church not offer advice and guidance in such a way that war was avoided?

The church has forever been corrupted, from within.

When Jesus returns he's going to torture everyone, destroy the Earth and kill all life on it.  He's not a pacifist.