The Cost of Conflict within Christianity

In 1258, Islam stood on the brink of collapse, with Egypt as its last stronghold. While Islam was struggling, the vast Mongol Empire, under the rule of Kublai Khan, stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean. In 1266, Kublai Khan, through Marco Polo, requested that the Christian Church in Rome send one hundred missionaries to teach Christianity at his court.

This could have been a pivotal moment in world…