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To: Frantzie

Jan Sobieski saved Vienna in 1683, not the Church.


14 posted on 03/13/2009 7:33:24 AM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies
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To: SonOfDarkSkies

King Jan Sobieski and his Polish cavalry stopped Islam. The Pope a year or more earlier had set up a defense pact with Poland. Also let’s not forget the heroic defense by Germans, Austrians and some northern Italians to save Vienna and Europe.


15 posted on 03/13/2009 7:55:08 AM PDT by Frantzie (Boycott GE - they own NBC, MSNBC, CNBC & Universal. Boycott Disney - they own ABC)
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