[Magdalen] the can

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

It's not really surprising. When else did one in those days get a moment of
private contemplation?  Small wonder Luther used that time productively,
since the cottage industry of can literature had not yet been invented.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 11:18 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 7/18/2015 6:13:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com writes:
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> "On the  Can">>>>>>>
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> After all, Martin Luther came up with his idea of "solo fides"
> (Justification by Faith Alone) while sitting "on the can".
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> Of course his Roman Catholic detractors have made much of this
> through the nearly five centuries since the event.
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> David Strang.......Who viewed Luther's Augustinian monastic cell,
> and the spot where he was ordained into the RC priesthood at the
> Erfurt Cathedral (Germany) with mixed emotions.
>