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Dante's Inferno

Dante’s Inferno
The first circle of Hell is called Limbo. In this circle, the people “are innocent of sin; however, lacking Baptism, they could not claim its saving grace, and thus are doomed forever” (IV, 34-36). One famous person who fits into this circle of Hell is Mahatma Gandhi. He was a follower of the Hindu religion, and therefore he was never baptized in the Christian faith. As a result, “for these faults, not for any other defect, we are lost; our only pain is hopeless unfulfilled desire” (IV, 40-42). For his punishment he will be filled with hopeless unfulfilled desire because they never paid the Lord his due respect. He is in this level because he was a good person, just not baptized.
The second level of Hell is reserved for the lustful. In this circle are “those who like to practice carnal sin, when reason is by furtive lust ensnared” (V, 38-39). William Clinton belongs in this circle because of his affair with Monica Lewinsky. He is a married......


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