• A humorous criticism of society by Erasmus, focused on the clergy
• Written in 1509.
• Targeted the clergy, and the actions of the Church that seemed obviously dumb
  • Monks would argue over things like the color of shoelaces, and the length of clothing
  • Argued that the monks and clergy didn’t actually get the point of what they did
    • Fasts were broken by large meals
    • Not much charity, which is what Christ demands
• Excerpt can be found on Spielvogel pg. 370