49. The Fifth Crusade

This is our final episode on the numbered crusades. The Fifth Crusade was, as is the norm, a debacle. We bring to your attention Innocent III's Quia Maior, a few canons from the Fourth Lateran Council, and St. Francis of Assisi's courageous work during the Fifth Crusade.

Next week's episode will cover Martin Luther's War Against the Turks, in which Luther has a more balanced and Biblical view than today's millenarian political activists.

This episode also includes a few jokes we wrote about the Crusades: "How many crusaders does it take to screw in a light bulb?—Find out the answer in the episode.