Daily Archives: November 21, 2017

Dante’s Inferno, Canto 14: GREEDY MONEYLENDERS

https://pixabay.com/en/euro-saving-coins-money-1785517/ *** GREEDY MONEYLENDERS *** Made money fertile The greedy moneylenders They made a profit *** NOTE: The greedy moneylenders took something that ought to be infertile and made it fertile. The Bible has rules about lending money, including when … Continue reading

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Dante’s Inferno, Canto 14: BLASPHEMERS

Engraver: Auguste Doré *** They should have loved God Love of God should be fertile They cursed God instead *** NOTE: This part of Circle 7 is a sandy desert on which flames continually fall, burning the unrepentant sinners and … Continue reading

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