So would the Pope have disapproved of the Crusades?
Forget the Crusades. Would the Pope have disapproved of the French police killing the terrorists that shot up the publisher's office four months ago?
The Quran explicitly orders Muslims to "take a sword and strike the unbelievers." The Pope then forbids his followers from resisting. It does not make any sense whatsoever, unless the Pope is concerned with convenience of Jihadis.