During the Crusades the Christians (aka. The Franks) were “to expel the enemies of god.” According the Christians the Holy Land resided in Jerusalem. The current inhabitants of Jerusalem were “the Turks and Arabs.” The Turks and Arabs were primarily Muslim and not Christian. They were seen as a problem to the current Pope. Pope Urban II then gave a speech to the men of Franks. Pope Urban II stated that the people living in the Holy Land were not behaving as if they were living in a Holy Land of God. He told his followers a variety of vivid details about what the residents of Jerusalem were doing to the Christian people that lived there. These accusations included raping Christian women, torturing Christian people, forcing Christian’s
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This meant that when the Crusaders went to the Holy Lands they had no reason to act very Christian-like. They became exactly what the Pope had stated that the so-called infidels were, heathens. The Christians in the Holy Land did whatever they pleased, with no fear of any repercussions. If life’s goal is to go to heaven, and it has been guaranteed, by the highest holy person, access then showing restraint has no purpose. By using these excuses and promises the Pope gathered the men he needed to take back the Holy Land from the current infidels.
The Muslims suspected the Crusaders were only in Jerusalem because of greed and conquest. Which the Crusaders ended up accomplishing in “early June of 1099.” The Muslims viewed the Crusaders as barbarians because they did not act like true Christians should. The Muslims fought their best and watched their home be raped, pillaged and plundered by the Crusaders.
Overall, religion was one of the primary factors that made up the Crusades. However, other two primary factors included land and money. Pope Urban II helped the Crusades to become more over religion because he tried to assert dominance of the Christian religion in the Crusades. The Pope did want the Muslims out of the Holy Land due to their religious beliefs. That being said, the land itself and the wealth that the land held, was probably a major incentive for the Pope to conquer
This meant that when the Crusaders went to the Holy Lands they had no reason to act very Christian-like. They became exactly what the Pope had stated that the so-called infidels were, heathens. The Christians in the Holy Land did whatever they pleased, with no fear of any repercussions. If life’s goal is to go to heaven, and it has been guaranteed, by the highest holy person, access then showing restraint has no purpose. By using these excuses and promises the Pope gathered the men he needed to take back the Holy Land from the current infidels.
The Muslims suspected the Crusaders were only in Jerusalem because of greed and conquest. Which the Crusaders ended up accomplishing in “early June of 1099.” The Muslims viewed the Crusaders as barbarians because they did not act like true Christians should. The Muslims fought their best and watched their home be raped, pillaged and plundered by the Crusaders.
Overall, religion was one of the primary factors that made up the Crusades. However, other two primary factors included land and money. Pope Urban II helped the Crusades to become more over religion because he tried to assert dominance of the Christian religion in the Crusades. The Pope did want the Muslims out of the Holy Land due to their religious beliefs. That being said, the land itself and the wealth that the land held, was probably a major incentive for the Pope to conquer