Alright. I cannot stand stupid people!! This is probably why I never learned about the Crusades because I cannot wrap my mind around this level of continental (literally), stupidity. As I was telling Ethan, I was Youtubing the First Crusades because I was having trouble understanding the book and so I needed some context. This by no means makes me an expert but I do feel somewhat enlightened definitely have a better understanding of the book now.
For instance, I love how Pope Urban sets all this up. He doesn't even necessarily have the authority to do all this but he does anyway because, not really sure why. . ? People apparently liked to do stupid, stupid things back then. You know, things like go to war for hundreds of years, massacre thousands of civilians, commit acts of genocide, rape, pillage, and plunder, then go home, call it a day, and be like, "Yeah man, I'm totally goin to Heaven."
This one line pretty much sets up the entire screw up that is the Crusades and it comes from the big number two himself, "So seize on this road to obtain the remission of your sins, sure in the indestructible glory of the Heavenly Kingdom." pg. 81.
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