I listened with amusement recently when Donald Trump discussed the possibility of getting into heaven. He thought his chances were pretty good. If there is a heaven and a hell, Trump will be going to the latter.
This topic reminded me of reading Dante’s poem “The Inferno” in high school. According to him, there are nine circles of hell with the severity of punishment increasing as one descends deeper into the abyss.
They are:
1. Limbo (virtuous but unbaptized)
2. Lust
3. Gluttony
4. Greed
5. Wrath
6. Heresy
7. Violence
8. Fraud
9. Treachery.
With the exception of No. 1, Donald Trump would fit into a 10th circle for “all of the above.”
G. Henry Gagnon Jr.
Westbrook
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