Posted on 03/15/2008 10:17:55 AM PDT by big'ol_freeper
More than once during these talks I referred to Luther and what always occurred to me as his destructive influence. I pointed out that even in such an admirable book as Rohan Butler's The Roots of National Socialism the spiritual origins of Nazism and Luther's influence had not been given the necessary importance. Then I was asked if I would be prepared to elaborate to themabout a dozen of the very senior boys, that ismy own views on Luther and Lutheranism. I agreedwith the proviso that they would be my own views and nothing else. Admittedly, I had read more on Luther and about Luther than on most other subjects. But I wanted to make it quite clear that I would not speak to them with the voice of a great authority, but would merely give them my own interpretation. I told them, moreover, that I should try to prove how dangerous it is to accept legends; and that the picture I had of Luther and his influence was thoroughly contradictory of the customary Luther of the legend.
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I thought you might be interested in a few photos of the "dungeon" taken from a virtual tour of the Vatican Secret Archives.
Second Room - Piano Nobile
Third Room - Piano Nobile
In addition, here is a shot of one of the "dungeon like" study rooms:
Study hall of the Vatican Secret Archives
I'm sure to him it seemed like "months on end" to be stuck in that horrible dungeon. I read in another article that Cornwell only spent a short period in the archives each day that he actually visited. What a scholar.
Also, ever since the archives were made available for the period 1922-1939, guess who has not been back. That's right, John Cornwell.
Great posting, Dr. E. Thanks for all the pings.
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