The Catholic crusades happened during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries was intended for the Catholics especially for the pope to regain the Holy Land which was Jerusalem and for the Catholics to prove that they are the dominating religion in the world. Many died during this period because nobody wanted to become losers and everybody wanted to defend their own religion.
The crusades started on March 1095. It was started by Pope Urban II. He gathered the people of all classes for them to fight and regain Jerusalem which was taken by the Turks. It succeeded and somehow, the Europeans became united.
The second crusade started on 1147 and it was led by Pope Eugene III. King Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany helped him. They gathered all of the Eurp[ean noblemen. This crusade failed to succeed and it was a victory for the Muslims.
The third crusade started on 1187 and it was started by Pope Gregory VII. Philip I of France, Richard I of England and Frederick I helped the pope on the second crusade. But then, they also failed to succeed.
The fourth crusade was started by Pope Innocent III. It started on 1202. Hi0s i0ntenti0o0n was to0 i0nvade the Ho0ly land thro0ugh Egypt. It was very brutal because many people died in this crusade. But then, this was the final breaking point of the Great Schism between the Eastern Orthodox church and the Western Roman Catholic church.
The crusades were very brutal and it showed the greediness of the popes during that time. Even I am a Catholic, I strongly disagree with what the Europeans did during this time. I hope that it will never happen again.
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