Asked by Serena
                Can you please explain this quote?
"The monarchy of Rome, as it is now, is a pestilence to Christendom."
-Erasmus
            
        "The monarchy of Rome, as it is now, is a pestilence to Christendom."
-Erasmus
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                    Answered by
            Writeacher
            
    The monarchy of Rome = the rulers of Italy in Erasmus's time
a pestilence to Christendom = a huge threat to the whole of Christianity
    
a pestilence to Christendom = a huge threat to the whole of Christianity
                    Answered by
            Ms. Sue
            
    First you need to know that Erasmus wrote this about 1500.  He was a liberal Catholic priest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiderius_Erasmus
Look up the word "pestilence" and see if you can figure out the meaning of this quote.
Remember that the seat of the Catholic church was Rome.
    
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiderius_Erasmus
Look up the word "pestilence" and see if you can figure out the meaning of this quote.
Remember that the seat of the Catholic church was Rome.
                    Answered by
            Ms. Sue
            
    Apparently your quote left out some key words.
" His letters, too, contain caustic indictments. In one, Erasmus says that “the monarchy of the Popes at Rome, as it is now, is a pestilence to Christendom, but I do not know if it is expedient to touch this sore openly.”
http://freethoughtalmanac.com/?p=3603
    
" His letters, too, contain caustic indictments. In one, Erasmus says that “the monarchy of the Popes at Rome, as it is now, is a pestilence to Christendom, but I do not know if it is expedient to touch this sore openly.”
http://freethoughtalmanac.com/?p=3603
                    Answered by
            Serena
            
    Ok. Thank you both!
    
                    Answered by
            Ms. Sue
            
    You're welcome.
    
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