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Definition:
Attended by over 200 bishops, the Council of Clermont is basically known for only
one thing: it was here that Pope Urban II made his famous call for a Crusade to
liberate the Holy Lands from Muslim invaders. This would launch the First Crusade
and affect the relationship between Christianity and Islam down through the
present day.
The Council of Clermont wasn't only about a Crusade, however. There were other decisions reached regarding questions about lay investiture, fasting and communion. It also forbade either bishops or clergy from becoming the vassals of any secular rulers. Finally, the Council of Clermont also decreed that a pilgrimage to Jerusalem made every other penance superfluous. Thus, a person who had committed a sin could have that sin relieved simply by going to Jerusalem - a good way to help win support for the First Crusade.
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