Does Pope Francis have a fantasy-prone personality disorder?

[Jehanne]

From the historian's perspective (and, I am not an historian, but am interested in history), the actions of Muhammad certainly reflect his interpretation of the Qur'an.

Based on what? And I am a historian. Hint, you might want to look up the rivalry between trading cities before jumping to conclusions.

Just economics?  As an historian, you deal with probabilities.  Was Muhammad a charlatan, a conscious liar?  Or, did he truly believe that he had a vision from "god" ("Allah")?  Was he an epileptic?  Were his visions real?  (Answer:  no, or at least, "very, very, very probably no".)  Did his visions lead him to believe that his violent acts were the will of Allah?  What caused his followers to go on a century of violent crusades, imposing Muslim rule on lands that were ruled by others with different religions?  Yes, Jews and Christians were "People of the Book"; however, they were always treated as second-class citizens in Muslim lands and were constantly harassed to convert to Islam, just as they are today.  Of course, the First Crusade was, ostensibly, fought to allow Christians access to the Holy Land without being constantly harassed (and, even killed) by the Muslim occupants.  Pope Urban II, in calling for it, even quoted from the Gospel of John, "No greater love than a man has that he lay down his life for his friends...."

Of course, it's all economics, right?  I would agree that economics was important, but I think that religious belief of the day was more important.  As an historian, I wish that you would just read people's words for a change.  Did Jefferson truly believe in Liberty?  Or, was he just a charlatan, a true monarch at heart, even while as the United States' third President?