Urban II

“ We exhort, therefore, beloved in the Lord, to walk manfully in the path of truth, and procure better results to add to good beginnings. For it is not he who has begun, but who perseveres to the end, who will be saved. [3] We earnestly commend our venerable brother and fellow bishop Bernard, whom divine providence deigned to confer upon you as a pastor through our hands, to your charity, if you show your love to God in his vicar. ”

“ We thank you for your goodness, that, as you are established between schismatics and heretics, some have always remained in the Catholic faith, while others, having learnt the truth through the grace of God, and having abandoned the devious errors, now mind the things that belong to the Catholic faith. ”

“ As much as we release almost all archbishops and bishops who are in authority in Gaul, since they have demonstrated their causes and persons in favour of the charity of God and our neighbour; to neither clerics nor monks, however, do we grant permission of going there without the permission of bishops or abbots. Moreover, let it be the bishops' care not to let their parishioners go without the advice and provision of the clergy. Care must also be taken for young married men not to rashly embark on such a journey while turning a blind eye to their wives. ”