They say that Pope Innocent III was against the capture of Constantinople by the crusaders, but he could not prevent this. Could it be so?
October 31, 2020 | Education
| Pope Innocent III believed that the death of Byzantium would weaken the position of Christians in the East. But the Kingdom of France and the Republic of Venice (where the participants of the Fourth Crusade gathered) did not consider themselves dependent on Rome and obeyed the Pope only if it was beneficial to them.
