Comments for One True Church at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Sun, 19 May 2013 04:20:06 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/one-true-church.html#comment-7124 Nice review of the book! I was planning on buying it later anyway, but your review helped push me over the edge, I guess I'll be buying it sooner than I thought! One comment though, specifically about the Crusades: its a common misconception that the jews were slaughtered in the sack of Jerusalem in 1099, modern evidence suggests otherwise. Read Rodney Stark's great book on the Crusades, "God's Battalions" for more info. Its also worth mentiong that the slaughter of muslims during the sack of Jerusalem was standard practice in the warfare of that era, whether you be Christian, Muslim, or Pagan, when a city was besieged, the defenders of the city would be spared if they surrendered, but if they chose to resist they would be slaughtered should they lose. That was standard Medieval warfare on all sides. - Aeneas Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:07:40 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/one-true-church.html#comment-7123 In re the sentence eliciting the comment of Jacob R: It is the first truly plausible explanation I have heard proffered. The sad part is that, in the majority of cases, their "ignorance" is most definitely NOT invincible. Pax et bonum, Keith Töpfer - Martial Artist Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:14:58 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/one-true-church.html#comment-7122 This seems like a fascinating book that I would definitely like to read. Though I would consider myself an evangelical protestant, I have a high opinion of the Church Fathers, the liturgy, and the traditions of the Church. Even though I disagree with Catholics in enough areas to prevent me from becoming one up until now, I often find myself taking the position of defending Catholics and Catholicism to some of my Protestant peers. Not only would this book help me in that defense, it would also help in the defense of Christianity in general, as history before the Reformation is more or less our collective Western Christian history. - Daniel W Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:14:47 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/one-true-church.html#comment-7121 "They'd rather be ignorant than uncomfortable." Words to define the last several generations. - Jacob R Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:36:17 +0100