[roadrunner96]

Surely, there are volumes of books to read on this Emperor Charles I, http://members.fortunecity.se/mikaelxii/ww1/Austria/charles.html ; let alone the history of WW I, to properly understand the subject being discussed.

The comment by Truth666 seems to involve this excerpt from the story:

"But his beatification has caused controversy in Austria, where Charles I is remembered for authorising the use of mustard gas during World War I and where critics believe his elevation to be politically driven by the conservative right."

Maybe the paragraph should be broken into two sentences.

I would wager, his elevation is driven more by the church, rather than the conservative right.

I forget all of my Saints now, I believe there may have been a Priest from Hungary that helped out many oppressed in World War II.

This is a very interesting article because everyone knows a lot about the history of WW II, but not of "the war to end all wars" except for the slight spillover in relations to recent Balkans conflicts.

[Truth666]

Surely, there are volumes of books to read on this Emperor Charles I, ... let alone the history of WW I, to properly understand the subject being discussed.

I disagree. There's no need to spend too much time to understand World War I o Charles I.
Here is one of the best entry points :
The Battle of Verdun is considered the greatest and lengthiest in world history. Never before or since has there been such a lengthy battle, involving so many men, situated on such a tiny piece of land. The battle, which lasted from 21 February 1916 until 19 December 1916 caused over an estimated 700,000 casualties (dead, wounded and missing). The battlefield was not even a square ten kilometres. From a strategic point of view there can be no justification for these atrocious losses.