Question

When preaching to promote the First Crusade, Pope Urban II suggested that those who fought in the service of Christ would

Question 18 options:

a)

be awarded a medal commemorating each battle.


b)

receive land taken from Muslim kingdoms.


c)

be freed from penance imposed by the Church for sins.


d)

earn a year's wages.


e)

attain sainthood.

Answer 1

When preaching to promote the First Crusade, Pope Urban II suggested that those who fought in the service of Christ would

**c) be freed from penance imposed by the Church for sins.**

This promise was part of the incentive for many to join the Crusade, as it offered spiritual rewards and a form of absolution for their sins.