Why did the pope call for a crusade?
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Responses
to establish trading empires in the Middle East
to establish trading empires in the Middle East
to free Jerusalem from the Turks
to free Jerusalem from the Turks
to convert Muslims to Christianity
to convert Muslims to Christianity
to establish a new base for the Roman Catholic Church
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to establish a new base for the Roman Catholic Church
Is this correct
Yes, that is correct. One of the main reasons the pope called for a crusade was to establish a new base for the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land, particularly in Jerusalem.