Atrocities carried out in the name of Christ in subsequent years would be considered terrorism by modern standards. Cruelty was camouflaged with a cross. Hypocrisy draped itself in fine robes. Torture and murder were justified as rites of purification. Violence was justified because, well, Christians were fighting a war. A war against evil. A war against heresy. A war against the enemies of God. And justification for just about anything that needed justifying could be found in the Bible!
