1095
Urban II called for the first Crusade in the year 1095 on November 27.
The immediate cause that prompted Pope Urban II to issue a call for a crusade to the Holy Land was the request for help from the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I, who sought assistance in repelling Muslim forces from invading Christian territories in the region.
Pope Urban II called for the crusade against the holy land.
Pope Urban II called for the first crusade at the Council of Clermont.
it was made in 1095
In 1095
The Pope thought it was unrighteous if the city that Jesus died and roses again was controlled by people of a completely different religion. So he called a Crusade to take the city of Jerusalem
Pope Urban II. Pope Urban II, who reigned rom 1088 to 1099, was motivated by religious impulse to issue the call for the Crusade. It was also a major political opportunity for Urban, attracting noblemen and royalty from many countries
Pope Innocent III called for a crusade against the Albigensians, a heretical sect in southern France, during the early 13th century. This call led to the Albigensian Crusade, which began in 1209 and aimed to eradicate Catharism and restore Catholic orthodoxy in the region. The crusade resulted in significant violence and the eventual suppression of the Albigensian movement.
Gregory VIII was the pope at the time of the 3rd Crusade.
The pope initiated the crusades.The first pope to initiate a crusade was Pope Urban the II.
Pope Urban II called for the First Crusade.
He's a sovreign government, and thus has the right to declare reasonable war.