Erasmus said of Colet, "When I listen to Colet it seems to me that I am listening to Plato himself."Erasmus to John Fisher, 5 December 1499. Erasmus, The Correspondence, 1: 235. Ed. Beatrice Corrigan et als. Toronto: The University of Toronto Press, 1974. Erasmus likely portrayed Colet to show that one could be highly critical of the Church while still a loyal priest. His depiction of Colet was partly a depiction of himself.
Erasmus said of Colet, "When I listen to Colet it seems to me that I am listening to Plato himself."Erasmus to John Fisher, 5 December 1499. Erasmus, The Correspondence, 1: 235. Ed. Beatrice Corrigan et als. Toronto: The University of Toronto Press, 1974. Erasmus likely portrayed Colet to show that one could be highly critical of the Church while still a loyal priest. His depiction of Colet was partly a depiction of himself.