‘The First Crusade was called in November 1095 by Pope Urban II at the town of Clermont in central France. The pope made a proposal: “Whoever for devotion alone, but not to gain honour or money, goes to Jerusalem to liberate the Church of God can substitute this journey for all penance.”’ (Source: Jonathan Phillips – Holy Warriors: A Modern History of the Crusades). Comment. In your answer, present an account of the role of Pope Urban II in the First Crusade through an assessment of one of the extant accounts of his sermon at Clermont.