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>Catholics contended with the entire world and won
Pic related. Shitty rump states of Eastern Rome, Serbia, Albania, Wallachia, Bulgaria and Moldavia put up more resistance against the Ottomans than this shitty excuse of a crusade.
>which is something that never happened for the Orthodox
Difference is Catholic powers would sabotage any rising power against the Ottomans. See: Michael the Brave's rebellion, Vlad III and the Crimean War.
>hehe byzzies deserved it btw no biggie
Heathen Turks were less cruel and destructive than the fourth crusade
>Mother Earth doesn't win wars
Balkan kingdoms didn't have the luxury of Balkans soaking up and delaying the Ottomans. Eastern Rome, Bulgaria and the rest were the first on the chopping block.