The pope promised remission of sins to all those who fought in the crusade. In other words he promised all those who fought would be spiritually cleansed all of their sins, regardless of what they did in later life. Essentially a one way ticket to heaven.
He promised them complete remission (forgiveness) of their sins.
feudal fighting
The pope told them to and they thought they were fighting for God's holy city!
The Crusades were launched by Pope Urban II, not Pope Urban III.
The name of the pope that urged people to join the crusades was Pope Urban II.
the Pope declared the salvation of all those who fought for Christianity. This does not seem right to me.
the pope was pope urban II and the crusades started in 1096.
Pope Urban II
The Pope triggered the crusades by ordering the crusaders to trig.
clermont
pope urbanII
He called for the Crusades from Clermont, France.