His treatment of Ripheus is a good example of Dante's rejection of the idea that salvation could be fully controlled by the [[Catholic]] [[Church]], which was often corrupt in Dante's day. It could be compared to his invention of [[Antepurgatory]], which allowed [[excommunication|excommunicated]] people and those without a Christian burial to be admitted to Heaven, albeit after a protracted waiting period. | His treatment of Ripheus is a good example of Dante's rejection of the idea that salvation could be fully controlled by the [[Catholic]] [[Church]], which was often corrupt in Dante's day. It could be compared to his invention of [[Antepurgatory]], which allowed [[excommunication|excommunicated]] people and those without a Christian burial to be admitted to Heaven, albeit after a protracted waiting period. |