[Answered] At the Council of Clermont in southern France near the end of 1095, Urban II asked Christians to take up

At the Council of Clermont in southern France near the end of 1095, Urban II asked Christians to take up their weapons and join in a holy war. The pope promised: “All who die . . . shall have immediate remission [forgiveness] of sins.”

The enthusiastic crowd cried out: “It is the will of God; it is the will of God.” Thus began the first .

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