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===Purgatory===
===Purgatory===
They then escape [[Hell]] by going through the center of the Earth and meeting the entrance to [[Purgatory]]. Purgatory follows the medieval [[Catholic]] doctrine which required souls to be cleansed from the minor [[sins]] during their lives with an equal amount of time atoning for them in a like manner. For instance, if a man was a glutton, he had to exist in a condition of starvation and desire for a similar number of years. Note that Purgatory and Hell are structured differently: whereas Hell punishes sinners according to the sins they have committed (eg theft), Purgatory cleanses them of the vices that led them to commit those sins (eg greed).
They then escape [[Hell]] by going through the center of the Earth and meeting the entrance to [[Purgatory]]. Purgatory follows the medieval [[Catholic]] doctrine which required souls to be cleansed from the minor [[sins]] during their lives with an equal amount of time atoning for them in a like manner. Note that Purgatory and Hell are structured differently: whereas Hell punishes sinners according to the sins they have committed (eg theft), Purgatory cleanses them of the vices that led them to commit those sins (eg greed).
Purgatory is depicted as an incredibly high mountain on an island in the world's southern hemisphere (note that Dante described a spherical Earth almost 200 years before [[Christopher Columbus]]' voyage). The mountain is encircled by seven ledges, known as cornices, one for each of the seven cardinal vices:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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| [[Sloth]]
| [[Sloth]]
| Enforced running
| Constant running
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|-
| [[Greed]]
| [[Greed]]
| Being made to lie face down
| Lying face down
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|-
| [[Gluttony]]
| [[Gluttony]]
| Tantalising with delicious fruit
| Starvation while surrounded by delicious fruit
|-
|-
| [[Lust]]
| [[Lust]]