in the midst of a religious schism with Martin Luther,

在马丁·路德引起的宗教分裂的中期
a devout adherent of orthodoxy--that is,

他是一位虔诚的新教拥护者
Fracastoro was--and of the Catholic Church.

而法兰卡斯特罗则是旧教的人物
He was a physician to bishops, archbishops and cardinals.

是主教主教长以及红衣主教们的医生
And Syphilis, as I've said,

而西佛普斯正如我说过的
was a shepherd, and in Latin the word for shepherd is pastor.

是一位牧羊人在拉丁语中与牧师同义
The man who was punished was a pastor, not a priest;

被惩罚的人是一位牧师而不是神父
that is, possibly a Protestant leader.

那很可能是一位新教的领导者
So, there's a sly hint here that syphilis,

这里关于梅毒有一个诡秘的暗示
the disease, is a divine punishment for the reformation.

是神对于改革的惩罚
So, Fracastoro didn't adhere to the Americanist position.

法兰卡斯特罗没有依附美洲人的地位
Then there's perhaps a third more modern idea, or hypothesis,

然后可能会有第三个更现代的意见或假设