Pope Urban II called for the First Crusade. The purpose was to save Constantinople from the Seljuk Turks, but the goal quickly became the capture of Jerusalem and other sites holy to Christians.
The Christians of the Byzantine Empire did not want to recognize the pope in Rome as their leader, so in 1054 they agreed to divide from the Catholic Church and form their own branch of Christianity. This divide was called the great schism.
Mary pope osborne want to north Caroline university .... that's where she went to collage
I want freedom, u want freedom. Do on to others as you want others to do on to you.
If he crowns himslef that means that he is of higher authority that the Pope himself and he did not want to be seen as subservient to the Pope.
Pope Urban II called for the First Crusade. The purpose was to save Constantinople from the Seljuk Turks, but the goal quickly became the capture of Jerusalem and other sites holy to Christians.
The Pope wanted the crusaders to drive the Muslims out of the Holy Land and return control to Christians.
The Seljuk Turks- they were Muslims that took over the "Holy Land" - Jerusalem.
Because of all the riches and power it held:money,power,revenge and obviously religon.
why the christians joined to fight in the crusades was because the pope brain washed them to join and if they did not want to join, they were forced. on their jouney, they would bag and loot places in other words, they would steal things they wanted and needed, then, they would kill people and win their land. ================= In the 8th Century, Muslims took control of Jeruselem. In many ways, this was an opressive act toward the Christians, as the ability to practice their faith was interfered with. All to much attention is pointed toward the Pope and some fanatics. However, the Crusades were fundamentally a reaction to Muslim oppression.
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.
The Christians of the Byzantine Empire did not want to recognize the pope in Rome as their leader, so in 1054 they agreed to divide from the Catholic Church and form their own branch of Christianity. This divide was called the great schism.
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.
Christians want to get married in a church because they want to feel the unity between God and themselves.
It is not just simply wanting to be pope. the pope is the vicar of Christ. He is chosen by God to govern the true Catholic Church.
You don't want a fight You don't want to loose a fight.
He did nothing to seek the papacy. He did not want to be pope and was preparing to retire at the time he was elected.