The Pope persuaded knights to fight in the Crusades by appealing to their sense of religious duty and offering them promises of spiritual rewards and the forgiveness of sins. He also used the opportunity to channel the military prowess of knights toward a common goal of reclaiming holy lands from Muslim control.
fight for your land
The Pope.
Pope Innocent III
The Pope asked them to fight and many Christians answered his call.
No, he sent Christians to fight. The Turks were Muslims.
The Byzantine Emperor (Alexius) asked Pope Urban for Christian knights to help him fight the Muslims Turks.
True
European knights were urged to join the Crusades by Pope Urban II. They were to rout the Muslims and free the holy city of Jerusalem as well as protect the Holy Roman Empire at Byzantium in 1095. The reward was forgiveness for all of their sins.
The Crusades were launched by Pope Urban II, not Pope Urban III.
Pope Urban demanded that all Christians were to reclaim the holy land from the Muslims.
The pope told them to and they thought they were fighting for God's holy city!
A Crusade was made so that the they could get land from the Muslims control. The knights were called from the Pope Urban II because they were told it was a religious duty
It was a famous quote from Pope Urban II's speech to go off to fight in the Crusades. He said "Deus vult!", meaning "God wills it!", referring to the Crusades.