In the Epistle XI to the Italian Cardinals in 1314, Dante both makes a plea to elect an Italian Pope and return the Papacy to Rome, and also compares the Church to the Greek Myth of Phaethon, who loses control over Apollo's Sun Chariot - and burns down the world.

We'll also discuss the contexts provided by Italian scholars Claudio Rendino and Gian Luca Potestà.

https://dantescomedy.com/dantes-plea-to-return-the-papacy-to-rome

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