Crusades?

In light of recent events, I thought it might be handy to have this article about the Crusades and what really went on. Many of us learned history from Protestants who, whether wittingly or unwittingly, were turned against the Catholic Church. Truthfully, the Crusades were pretty much a defensive war. Most of the brutality that occurred was not endorsed by the Church herself. If only people would read the other side of the story.