Balien
"Which is more Holy? The Wall? The Mosque? The Sepulcher? Who has claim?"
The Sepulcher is located in the old city of
Jerusalem. It is the name of a church, that is also known as Church
of the Resurrection and is said to be the most Holy site in the world
for Christians because it sits on the cavalry, where Jesus was killed. They
believe this is where Jesus' tomb lay when he was buried.
In earlier centuries Christians would travel here annually if
possible.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem is
part of the Islamic culture and very important. Muslims believe that the
prophet Muhammad traveled here from Mecca (10 years after having his first
vision/ revelation), the prophet prayed at the rock when he was then given the
commandment to pray five times a day. The Golden Dome now covers the rock
at which he prayed.
The The prophet not only encouraged Muslims to go to the mosque in their respective
cities, but also to visit the “Farthest Mosque”: Al-Aqsa yearly.
The
western in Jerusalem is located in the old city of Jerusalem at
the bottom of the temple mount. It is what is left of the ancient wall that
surrounded Jewish courtyard. It has two other names: The Wailing Wall or the
Kotel which is translated: The Buraq Wall.
The word
Crusade came from the Latin word 'crux' that means 'Cross'; referring to the
cross that they believe the Christ died on. So going on a crusade meant that
they were fighting for the Christ and that he was with them. Pope Urban
II called for a Crusade to reunite the Catholic Church so that he would be the
only Pope and have all the power. Most people that responded to the
crusades were peasants / very poor ones, not knights. Pope Urban II
encouraged the second crusade based on his selfishness, wanting to gain control
of the Catholic Church so he could have all the power.
After Baliens question, he said that everyone
has claim. He was stating that god is with everyone, that the
different religions with different places of worship should be open
to them. It seems that he thought that these different religious groups should
be able to live in harmony.
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