Virgil and the Pilgrim finally enter Purgatory. And as the Pilgrim enters, the angelic gatekeeper cuts marks on the Pilgrim’s forehead with his sword:Then with his sword he traced upon my browthe scars of seven P’s. “Once entered here,be sure you cleanse away these wounds,” he said.The letter P stands for the Latin word peccatum,…
via The Divine Comedy: Week 27, The Seven Deadly Sins — Experimental Theology
