Crusading For Coinage

The following is a chapter from the book Money, Sex, Power & Faith.

“If you want to make a little money, write a book. If you want to make a lot of money, create a religion.” – L. Ron Hubbard

By the time the Roman Empire fell, the Roman Catholic Church had already grown to the point where it was no longer reliant upon the government to support it. However, it wasn’t quite able to fully defend itself, and as Muslims started moving into the territory around Jerusalem, Pope Urban decided to call in Christians throughout Europe in 1095 to come chase their estranged…