In the beginning, the Crusades had been about protecting Christians from the Saracens and reclaiming the city of Jerusalem (1). But in later Crusades, the Church began declaring holy wars on European land (2). For example, the Albigensian Crusade took place entirely within France (3). The Albigensian Crusade was the fight by the Catholic Church against the Moors to reclaim France from Muslim control (4).
i think 2,3,4 are true and 1 is false
oh wait i think its actually 1,2,3 are true and 4 is false
NOW you got it!
little late drbob
2,3 are true and 1,4 are false
Okay. Were the Cathars Moors? And were the first crusades against the Saracens or not?
3,4 are true and 1,2 are false
malia is corect 1, 2, 3 are accurate and 4 needs revision.
this is my text
For the first 100 years, the Crusades had been about protecting Christians from the bloodthirsty Saracens. But in 1208, the Church began declaring holy wars on European land. The Albigensian Crusade took place entirely within France against Christian opponents. The Albigensians, or Cathars, were a sect which practiced a form of Christianity that considered the material world evil and distrusted the Old Testament. The Cathars did not benefit the Church, which regarded the movement as a threat. Pope Innocent III labeled them heretics, and crusaders marched to the south of France to kill Christians for the Lord.
In the 12th century, the pope called for the Baltic Crusades, sending the Teutonic Knights from Germany to slaughter heretics and pagans in present-day Latvia, Estonia, and Finland. For more than three centuries, pagans and Christians battled over their religious views in northern Europe. The goal of the Catholic Church was to exterminate pagan barbaric practices, advance the spread of Christianity, and protect Christians already living in those regions.
These two European holy wars made it apparent that part of the Church’s motivation was political opportunism and not entirely to protect the faith. The Catholic Church sought to expand its influence, wealth, and political power throughout Europe. This caused the faithful to question their religious leader’s motivations and political aspirations. This line of thinking was the spark that ignited the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, led by Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Henry VIII.