“Whether war leads to instability or instability leads to war(是战争导致动乱还是动乱导致战争).”这是拉斐尔进到这个小城之后所想到的一句话,他记得很多年前,他学习历史的时候他的老师讲过这句话。答案是两者皆有,“Poor harvests and disease outbreaks make war more likely,but war also worsens poor harvests and disease outbreaks(歉收和疫病增加了战争的可能性,但战争也会使歉收和疫病恶化).”
“Whoever for devotion alone,not to gain honour or money goes to Jerusalen to liberate the Church of God,can substitute this journey for all penance(任何出于奉献,而非为了荣誉或金钱,去解放圣堂的战士,可以用这一趟的征程,代替所有的忏悔).”这是当初十字军东征时教皇所说的,之后发生的故事就不仅仅是为了耶路撒冷……