Childrens Crusade
Children’s Crusade The Crusades were a major portion of the Catholic involvement in the Holy Wars and pilgrimages. One Crusade ended successfully, while the other Crusades ended in tragedy. One of the worst tragedies in this era was the Children’s Crusade. There were many aspects before and after the Children’s Crusade that led up to the actual Crusade, but the after effects were disastrous. ... The most ambiguous Crusade to ever be thought of to conquer the Holy Land was the establishment of the Children’s Crusade of 1212. ... Stephen even went as far as to disobeying his King, which was treason at the time, and go on with the Crusade even without the King’s approval. Many adults were angered by the fact that Pope Innocent III would even let Stephen go on with this holy crusade, but Pope Innocent III thought differently. ... During the same time as Stephen of Cloyes set out on his Crusade, a boy named Nicholas of Germany was preaching about the ways the sea will open up for him like Moses. ... Nicholas and his followers set out for their Crusade in July of 1212. ... After Pope Innocent and the Bishop of Brindisi told the children to go home, the shame of this unneeded Crusade was all put upon the Pope and the parent’s of the children. ... People put the blame on the parent’s for the fact of letting their young children go on this disastrous Crusade. ... “To this day the word “Crusade” is used to signify any large cooperative enterprise undertaken in what is believed to be a worthy cause”. ... The Children’s Crusade was not the only Crusade that brought the end to fighting for the holy land at the time, but it was a key event that provided the end of Crusades and it hurt the influential power of the Pope and the church.