Zentmeister
Dude, the Pope isn’t the only delusional leader around. But at least Austria is still at peace at the moment. Still, the way things are progressing. I wouldn’t be surprised Berengar being the ruler of all of Europe. Lol. Let Murphy dance upon the hands of Berengar and let the world bow before it’s new Emperor
The RCC's stupidity was very believable because they've never had to be strategic. They were always the biggest dog in the yard, so they've never had to think 2 steps ahead, or ask themselves, "Why did Berengar commit so much to a distant ally when he has shown no sentimentality in his foreign policy before?" At least before this bad decision, a crusade would've been fought on Austrian soil and damaged Austrian infrastructure. Now it's on Iberia and 3-4 years too early. The last thing the RCC wanted was to send its armies piecemeal against the meat grinder.