The most interesting and I guess I should say confusing passage for me was the “Canto IV.” I am a Christian; however, I was raised under the southern Baptist denomination. My mother is catholic so I have been given a little bit of information about Limbo. I understand that this is the place where unbaptized infants and the “virtuous” people that did not have the opportunity to know about God and Jesus. However, I do not understand what all Limbo entails. According to the passage (from what I understand at least) these people are just wondering around and are not allowed to enter neither Heaven nor Hell. Why is this though? I guess that might be why I have never completely been able to understand when my mom tries to explain it to me. Why are these people that never had the opportunity to know and worship our Lord sent into what I would consider punishment. I mean don’t get me wrong it is nothing compared to Hell, but in a sense it could be this group of people’s perception of hell. They are stuck in this abyss and are only allowed to hope and wish that they were able to be in heaven. That sense of longing must be a severe form of torture. I can only imagine what it would be like to long for something and know that I will never be able to reach it. However, I cannot tell If Dante is having the same thought process as me or if he is trying to make fun or show a flaw in the Christian religion, but at the same time is a flaw is what he is searching for, I don’t understand how this one could be one since it isn’t even considered in the Baptist denomination (at least not where I grew up). Maybe someone can explain this to me in class. Well until tomorrow I will be left wondering.
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