01-11-2022, 10:37 AM
You are right. The Venetians were going along. Someone had to have experience enough to steer the fleet. The Venetians ordered the crusaders to attack Zara or they wouldn't sail. So I guess that could also be added to this perfect storm of a mess. The crusaders were excommunicated but the leaders got it lifted. I think with, regard to Zara, the pope thought it through and looked at the practical side. Did the crusaders sack Constantinople before the excommunication was lifted? That would be a practical solution for them. After all, they were already in deep, so why not go a little deeper. The pope certainly couldn't do any more to them, and it was still his crusade.
Constantinople was sacked before the pope even knew about it. The sacking paid the crusaders debt. There was no crusade. Excommunication is forgivable.
Constantinople was sacked before the pope even knew about it. The sacking paid the crusaders debt. There was no crusade. Excommunication is forgivable.
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