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Title: Was pope Urban II
Post by: storch on June 24, 2004, 08:34:15 PM
The 11th century equivalent of Usama Bin Laden?
Title: Was pope Urban II
Post by: SunTracker on June 24, 2004, 08:35:06 PM
Did he have his troops crash a large moving vehicle into a populated structure?
Title: Was pope Urban II
Post by: storch on June 24, 2004, 08:40:43 PM
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Originally posted by SunTracker
Did he have his troops crash a large moving vehicle into a populated structure?


Do you think my question is unfair?  Do you know who he was?
Title: Was pope Urban II
Post by: xrtoronto on June 24, 2004, 09:15:24 PM
that's an interesting read storch..thx.

*never heard of this guy till now

link (http://historymedren.about.com/library/who/blwwurban2.htm)
Title: Was pope Urban II
Post by: Toad on June 24, 2004, 09:39:29 PM
Urban? Was he the first city-dwelling pope?
Title: Was pope Urban II
Post by: AKS\/\/ulfe on June 24, 2004, 09:40:58 PM
Second.
-SW
Title: Was pope Urban II
Post by: Dinger on June 25, 2004, 12:07:04 AM
Not at all. He had no operational control, and we're not even sure what the hell he had hoped to accomplish.
Title: Was pope Urban II
Post by: Saurdaukar on June 25, 2004, 12:29:12 AM
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Originally posted by Dinger
Not at all. He had no operational control, and we're not even sure what the hell he had hoped to accomplish.


Ah, but its clear what the poster hopes to accomplish, in a twisted, illogical, "Ill make you question if black is white" kind of way.  

:aok
Title: Was pope Urban II
Post by: montag on June 25, 2004, 03:00:50 AM
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Originally posted by Toad
Urban? Was he the first city-dwelling pope?


Pope?
Title: Was pope Urban II
Post by: storch on June 25, 2004, 04:40:46 AM
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Originally posted by Saurdaukar
Ah, but its clear what the poster hopes to accomplish, in a twisted, illogical, "Ill make you question if black is white" kind of way.  

:aok


The islamics point to the crusades as an example of western (Christian) hypocracy.  I think the question is a fair one.  Are the deeds of usama bin laden analogous to those of Pope Urban II 900 odd years ago?

While you chew on that one consider this.  How far did the islamicists reach in to europe a mere 100 years after mohammads death?

Bonus question.  who stopped them and where was he from?
Title: Was pope Urban II
Post by: Nilsen on June 25, 2004, 04:51:18 AM
Popes are overrated and undermodeled. They need more ompf and a mod to make my water into wine.
Title: Was pope Urban II
Post by: ravells on June 25, 2004, 08:20:09 AM
I think you're onto something, Storch.

Pope Urban's middle name was 'Thomas'.

Pope        T Urban

I can see the similarities with OBL emerging already!

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