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[enervate242]

The crusader army came under the command, both spiritual and military, of the papal legate Arnaud-Amaury, Abbot of Cîteaux. In the first significant engagement of the war, the town of Béziers was taken on 22 July 1209. Arnaud, the Cistercian abbot-commander, is said to have been asked how to tell Cathar from Catholic. His reply, recorded by a

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[chris_of_egypt]

And one wonders why "Crusader" is a bad word in the Middle East?