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Examples Of Neutral Angels In The Inferno

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In the Inferno, “neutral angels” were punished very harshly by the law of contrapasso. The “neutral angels” “went naked and were stung again, again by horseflies and by wasps that circled them” (3,65-66). They were not only stung by insects till they bleed, they were also infested with “sickening worms” (3,69). The “neural angels were punished this way because neither Heaven or Hell wanted them because they “were not rebels nor faithful to their God” (3,38-39). Being neutral means they never were not good enough to be in Heaven but were not evil enough to go to Hell. These people are stuck in the middle and have no true finally destination other than the entryway to Hell. The entryway of Hell is the only place the “neutral angels” are allowed
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