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What reforms did Erasmus seek for the church?

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I've long wondered about this. Wikipedia's article on Erasmus notes: >While he was critical of the abuses within the Church and called for reform, he kept his distance from Luther and Melanchthon and continued to recognise the authority of the pope. Erasmus emphasized a middle way, with a deep respect for traditional faith, piety and grace, and rejected Luther's emphasis on faith alone. Erasmus therefore remained a member of the Catholic Church all his life. Erasmus remained committed to reforming the Church and its clerics' abuses from within. He also held to Catholic doctrines such as that of free will, which some Reformers rejected in favour of the doctrine of predestination. His middle road approach disappointed and even angered scholars in both camps. So what "abuses" was he critical of, and what kinds of "reforms" did he want?
Asked by Mr. Bultitude (15647 rep)
Apr 10, 2015, 02:34 AM
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