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=> The Crusades: What Really Happened

The Crusades: What Really Happened
Posted by Anonymous (Guest) - Thursday, November 29 2012, 5:00:30 (UTC)
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Most Christians, even ones that are members of Eastern Christianity, often defend the atrocities perpetrated by the Western Christian Church during the Crusades. Whenever someone rightly scrutinizes the Crusades, as a dreadful period of war, violence, death and destruction. When the Emperor Alexius forged a foreboding allegiance with the Western Christian church. He understood that, given the rivalry and contempt they harbored for one another.

That their conquest for reclaiming the land, riches and "relics" of those regions, would be theirs and theirs alone. These people were motivated not by the spirit of Christian brotherhood, but by an untamed religious fervor and blind faith. When the Crusaders conquered the formerly Byzantine (Eastern Christian) territories. Instead of honoring their oath to the Byzantine Emperor and returning the land, they took it for themselves.

When they besieged cities, they would indiscriminately kill all the inhabitants. Jews, Muslims and Christians. Because after all, why would they return the land to these heretics? Unfortunately, those who aren't familiar with history, including our lovable Assyrians, will happily play the part of Uncle Tom for them.

These people weren't driven by the will to help others, they wanted to power, wealth and dominion over these lands and people. Which is no different, from what the Muslims wanted.The Pope that orchestrated these events at the time, also sought to expand his political influence. Which is partly the reason why he agreed to assist Emperor Alexius.



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