Pope Urban II:

But if you are hindered by love of children, parents, or of wife, remember what the Lord says in the Gospel, 'He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me', 'Every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.'

— Pope Urban II Medieval

Launched the First Crusade

Context

Speech at the Council of Clermont, encouraging crusaders to prioritize the holy war over family ties.

Date / Period

1095

Source

https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/urban2-5vers.asp

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