Also, if we're going to bring in history, let's be acccurate if we can. The Burgundians and English wanted Joan dead. It wasn't likely after her capture that they would have let her go. Burned for heresy--however, the pope was not involved in this one. It seems clear this was another abuse of religion.

Nobody argues that religion has not been abused. Just like patriotism has also been abused. There is such a thing as throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Neither religion nor patriotism is worthless because they've been (and continue to be) abused.