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the Crusaders considered the journey to Jerusalem to be a kind of pilgrimage because participants would

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earn forgiveness for their sins
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All of the crusades were under the title of "holy war". For a holy war to happen, it had to be sanctioned by the Pope and waged against enemies of Christianity. Therefore this trip to Jerusalem was a pilgrimage because participants would kill non-Christians.
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