Assertion: warrior monk | /r/CapableOf | achieve spiritual merit
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text: In large part, the notion of military monasticism became so popular because of the advocacy of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, who believed that existing Christian methods of serving the Church's ends in war were inadequate, and that a group of dedicated warrior monks, who achieved spiritual merit and served God through waging war, was necessary.