cite at least one example of a sinner who, while on earth, held a significant religious office. in general, how does the inferno portray the catholic church?



Answer :

Themes of religion and divine vengeance collide in this Simonist-inhabited abyss. Simonists, named after Simon Magus, are souls who sold ecclesiastical favors and offices for their personal property.

        These sinners, the Simonists, are overturned in the baptismal font-like holes, indicating that their sin has weakened their office and their feet are on fire, probably fueled by the oil of the last strife. However, their time in the font is limited. When a new sinner comes, he takes the place of the previous sinner, and the previous sinner is pushed off the cliff forever like the Simonists in office.

      These sinners are punished in a way that is a strange twist on the baptism practices of the time: even the burning feet are from the oil used in baptism, not from the cool sweetness of the holy water.

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