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One reason was that he felt that is was the duty of Christians to seize back the Holy Land from the Turks and felt this might result in the uniting of Christianity.
pope urban called on the christians from all over Europe to retake the holy land from the Muslim Turks
Dual purpose wealth & power religion is power They believed it was a sacred place
The Pope wanted the crusaders to drive the Muslims out of the Holy Land and return control to Christians.
Answer 1The Holy LandAnswer 2While Answer 1 may have been correct 800-1000 years ago, it is no longer correct. This is especially true since Israel (a Jewish State) controls much of the Holy Land. There is no specific piece of land that Christians want that Muslims have. Christians want Islamic Countries to legalize proselytization of non-Islamic faiths and equalize the treatment of non-Muslims. This is what the Muslims control that Christians would like the power to reverse.
I am not sure what you are referring to, but there are some Christians who believe that when Jesus returns for his Second Coming, he will manifest himself in the Holy Land (Israel).
A Christian can go on a pilgrimage (to the Holy Land, I presume?) whenever they want. It depends on how deeply they hold their Christian beliefs. Most Christians never go on a pilgrimage. Others may combine visiting Christian holy sites as part of a holiday.
To be Holy because God said for us to be Holy, because He is Holy. He told us how to be Holy. Since we want to please Him, we try to follow his "Holy" rules, as you put it.
Orthodox Christians baptize babies because they want their children to have the Holy Spirit in them as soon as possible.
Its either:He wanted to conquer Constaninople.He wanted to control trade routes.He wanted Muslim pilgrims to be able to visit the holy land.He thought a crusade would unite Europe.
it was taken by the Islams
Its Muslim conquerors.