Pope+Urban's+Speech


 * Urban II's Speech at Clermont: The Beginning of the 1st Crusade**

[This is just an excerpt of the speech]

"All who die by the way, whether by land or by sea, or in battle against the pagans, shall have immediate remission of sins. This I grant them through the power of God with which I am invested. O what a disgrace if such a despised and base race, which worships demons, should conquer a people which has the faith of omnipotent God and is made glorious with the name of Christ! With what reproaches will the Lord overwhelm us if you do not aid those who, with us, profess the Christian religion! Let those who have been accustomed unjustly to wage private warfare against the faithful now go against the infidels and end with victory this war which should have been begun long ago. Let those who for a long time, have been robbers, now become knights. Let those who have been fighting against their brothers and relatives now fight in a proper way against the barbarians. Let those who have been serving as mercenaries for small pay now obtain the eternal reward. Let those who have been wearing themselves out in both body and soul now work for a double honor. Behold! on this side will be the sorrowful and poor, on that, the rich; on this side, the enemies of the Lord, on that, his friends. Let those who go not put off the journey, but rent their lands and collect money for their expenses; and as soon as winter is over and spring comes, let hem eagerly set out on the way with God as their guide."


 * Answer these questions in 3-5 sentences. Use details from the text to support your answer.**
 * 1) Document 1 is the last paragraph of Pope Urban's Speech in 1095 CE. Why does the Pope want Christians to go to the Middle East to fight?
 * 2) According to Pope Urban's Speech, what reward does he give to those who respond to his appeal?

**Source:** Bongars, //Gesta Dei per Francos//, 1, pp. 382 f., trans in Oliver J. Thatcher, and Edgar Holmes McNeal, eds., //A Source Book for Medieval History//, (New York: Scribners, 1905), 513-17