Radical Muslim armies had conquered Jerusalem and Christian women were sold as sex slaves to the Muslims. This provoked a Christian hermit to travel throughout Europe and urge the soldiers of all the armies to unite, put crosses on their military uniforms, and fight against the Muslim army of Saladin to recapture Jerusalem. Yes, they were Christian Zionists, because they didn’t want the people of God to be invaded, raped, and pillaged by a bunch of Muslim thugs who just coveted more land and women. –J.B.