Shocking Sayings

Let those who have been hired for a few pieces of silver now receive an eternal reward.

The Lord Himself will lead you.

Oh, what a disgrace if such a despised and base race, which worships demons, should conquer a people which has the faith of omnipotent God and has been made glorious with the name of Christ!

Therefore, I pray and exhort, nay not I, but the Lord prays and exhorts you, as heralds of Christ, to urge men of all ranks, knights and foot-soldiers, rich and poor, to hasten to exterminate this vile race from the lands of our brethren.

Let no delay postpone the journey, but let all, having leased their lands and collected money, when winter has ended and spring has begun, zealously set out on the road with God as their guide.

I, Urban, wearing the pontifical vestments, and by the authority of God, confirm to those who undertake this holy journey a full remission of all their sins.

Consider that the Holy Spirit has inspired you, and that the Lord has chosen you, that you may show to the world what true valor is, and what a glorious victory may be obtained by those who fight for Christ.

We exhort and command you, brethren, to strive with all your might to drive out the Turks from the confines of the Christians, and to aid the Christians, who are now subjected to their yoke.

The whole world knows that I am a King, and a King's word is his bond.

He who fears to be conquered is sure of defeat.

The natural order among men is that women should be subject to men.

It is lawful to kill an enemy in a just war.

A slave is an instrument of his master, and is his property.

The children of slaves are slaves by birth.

If a man commits the sin of sodomy, he is to be put to death.

The sin against nature is the most grievous of sins.

The act of generation is more noble than the act of nutrition.

It is lawful to deceive the enemy in a just war.

It is lawful to take usury from Jews.

It is lawful to kill a thief who is resisting arrest.