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Never drop your guard - Purgatory XXXII

Author
Persona.fra
Published
Sat 31 May 2025
Episode Link
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daimonfp/episodes/Never-drop-your-guard---Purgatory-XXXII-e33jt99

When Paradise Becomes a Political Thriller! 🎭🏛️

Just when you thought Dante was done with drama, the Earthly Paradise turns into the ultimate medieval Game of Thrones! 👑 After sipping from the Eunoe river (think of it as divine Red Bull for remembering good deeds), our poet witnesses the most epic institutional meltdown in literary history. Picture this: Christ's chariot gets hijacked by a parade of political disasters that would make even modern politicians blush!

First up, an imperial eagle dive-bombs the Church like it's delivering the world's most aggressive tax audit! 🦅 Then a sneaky fox tries to climb aboard (heresy sliding into the DMs), but Beatrice shows it the door faster than a medieval bouncer. But wait, there's more! The eagle returns for round two, leaving behind enough political baggage to transform the holy chariot into a seven-headed monster that looks like it escaped from a Byzantine fever dream! 👹

The grand finale? A corrupt pope-lady starts making out with the King of France while sitting on what's left of the Church, before getting dragged off into the woods like the world's worst breakup! 💋 Talk about mixing business with pleasure! Even in Paradise, Dante proves that institutional corruption is the ultimate plot twist—making this the 14th century's equivalent of a political exposé that would trend on medieval Twitter! 🌪️

#DivineComedy #LifeLessons #ChurchDrama

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