Why did the Pope decide to start the Crusades?

Answer 1

To defend Christianity from Islamic army attacks in the Middle East and Europe.

Roman Catholic AnswerThe beleaguered Christians in the Holy Land had been petitioning Rome for aid for centuries as they were butchered by the Muslims, but Rome, and Europe, in general, were having their own problems with invasions by barbarians and they were unable to send aid to the Holy Land. By the eleventh century, the Pope was finally able to muster help for the Christians in the Holy Land and the First Crusade was started. He was trying to rescue those who have survived the massacres, and liberate them from the oppression they lived with under Islam. He was also trying to save the Churches and Holy Places that the Muslims were destroying. See Seven Lies About Catholic History, chapter 3 for more information (listed below).

Answer 2

The Third Crusade was also called Kings' Crusade. The crusade was between 1189â??1192 and its mission was to retake the Holy Land from the Saladins.

Answer 3

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It took place because

Answer 4

The fourth crusade started because of a desire to reclaim the Holy Land by Innocent III. He wanted to take Jerusalem back from the Egyptians.

Answer 5

Because the church began to feel threatened by the increasing number of Muslims and so they decided to launch the First Crusade

Answer 6

because they were stupid