[angkor]

The territory thing ... I didn't know that.

Some of the translations over on www.memri.org indicate they want to retake Constantinople and ... Rome. They don't like it one bit that the seat of Catholicism is on territory briefly occupied by Muslim invaders.

[gobucks]

thanks for that ... I'll check it out.

[AzJohn]

They don't like it one bit that the seat of Catholicism is on territory briefly occupied by Muslim invaders.

I found this article on the MEMRI site where some jihadists are predicting Islamic control of Rome and Istanbul at some point in the future. But when was Rome ever occupied by Muslims in the past?

[Mackey]

Some of the translations over on www.memri.org indicate they want to retake Constantinople...

Merriam-Webster Online
Main Entry: Constantinople
Usage: geographical name
-- see ISTANBUL

and ... Rome. They don't like it one bit that the seat of Catholicism is on territory briefly occupied by Muslim invaders.

When was Rome occupied by Muslim invaders? That seems fairly significant, can't understand how I could have missed that one.