In 1139, during the Second Council of Lateran, Pope Innocent II banned the use of crossbows against fellow Christians...was this edict enforced or was it just a symbolic move?

by Normans1066
Prawncamper

I'm not a historian or anything, but I did find a thread from about 3 years ago on here where u/Valkine addresses what you're asking:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3iityp/ive_heard_that_one_of_the_popes_issued_a_ban_on/