Pope Urban II — "Oh, how admirable is that salting! Truly, you must strive by the salt of wisdom …"

Oh, how admirable is that salting! Truly, you must strive by the salt of wisdom to correct these foolish people, hastening open-mouthed after the pleasures of this world, lest putrefied by sins and unsalted, they may be a stench in the nostrils when the Lord wills on some future day to address them.
Pope Urban II — Pope Urban II Medieval · Launched the First Crusade

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Speech at the Council of Clermont, using vivid imagery to describe sinful people and the role of the clergy.

Date: 1095

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