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Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
"...but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also."
Popes aren't supposed to smite people on the cheek... quite the opposite. 😲
Popes aren't supposed to smite people on the cheek... quite the opposite. 😲
BeauShasta · M
@Thinkerbell Right, They are not meant to are they...
The First Crusade was launched in 1095 after Pope Urban II delivered a sermon at the Council of Clermont, urging Christians to take up arms to aid the Byzantine Empire against Muslim forces and to reclaim Jerusalem.
The First Crusade was launched in 1095 after Pope Urban II delivered a sermon at the Council of Clermont, urging Christians to take up arms to aid the Byzantine Empire against Muslim forces and to reclaim Jerusalem.
Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
@BeauShasta
And in 1204, crusaders sacked Constantinople. Not very nice either.
And the fight for the Holy Land continues to this day, although the principal combatants have changed over the centuries.
And in 1204, crusaders sacked Constantinople. Not very nice either.
And the fight for the Holy Land continues to this day, although the principal combatants have changed over the centuries.
BeauShasta · M