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I've wondered about Rodin's famous sculpture. Is he engaged in deep thought or sitting around wasting time? And why isn't he wearing pants? I ask the same of myself. Here we comment on well, mostly politics. Or we may just sit! If you like it, tell a friend. If not, tell us, but please read the GROUND RULES before you do.
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There is precedent for that -- i.e., saving a place for someone in the fires of hell. See chapter 19 (i.e. Canto 19) of Dante's Inferno.
Pope Nicholas III is condemned to the third pit of the 8th Circle of Hell, which is the final abode of those who sell church offices. These sinners are plunged head-first into holes, with flames burning on the soles of their feet.
When Dante and Virgil approach, Pope Nicholas at first mistakes Dante for Pope Boniface VIII, who is expected to arrive in hell in the not-too-distant future.
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