France, dubbed by the pope  eldest daughter of the Church,  took the lead in the Crusades against the  infidels  in Palestine, stopping off on the way across Europe to massacre heretics and infidels.
The pope wanted nothing to do with France.
mnli hypothesis: The pope wanted nothing to do with France. premise: France, dubbed by the pope  eldest daughter of the Church,  took the lead in the Crusades against the  infidels  in Palestine, stopping off on the way across Europe to massacre heretics and infidels.