The poem presents Boniface VIII as a corrupt pope who recruits Guido's fraudulent intellect for war against fellow Christians and tries to neutralize the sin with advance absolution.
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Boniface VIII
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"me my deeds were not those of the lion but those of the fox the wiles and secret ways i knew them all and..."
"as constantine on mount soracti to cure his leprosy sought out sylvester so this one sought me out as his instructor to ease the..."
"...factions the papal establishment struck back with absolute malice pope boniface boniface viii lured dante to rome on a fake diplomatic mission while secretly..."
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