Pope Innocent III
He ordered the recapture of Jerusalem from the Muslims in the
Fourth Crusade. During this, the crusaders instead sacked
Constantinople, establishing an alliance with the Byzantine
empire. While the crusades were terrible acts of violence
perpetrated by Christians, it's important to learn about them to
know the political,
sometimes violent past of the Church.
Behold, our inheritance has gone to strangers, our
houses to alien people.
•Pope Innocent III, Post miserabile
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