[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.

[Superlyn]

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



http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/islam/beginnings/roman.html

I don't believe that Rome was, but part of the Roman empire was.

[angkor]

Muslims sacked Rome around 850AD and entirely occupied Sicily from about 900AD to 1100AD.

Early Islam in Italy