A 13th century Florentine aristocrat, philosopher, and merchant, Cavalcante was the father of Guido Cavalcanti, a prominent poet most famous for his ballad Donna me prega, as well as a good friend of Da-… I mean, a person who had no relationship to Dante whatsoever. Cavalcante is in Hell for atheism. Oh, and for defending his son's atheist beliefs, apparently.
Wonderful, another time traveler. Anyway, atheism is clearly heretical, so Cavalcante deserves to be in Hell, even if defending one's own son isn't sinful.
True, however, if we consider this redemption of souls as an act of showing them the error of their ways, then, since Cavalcante's crimes were committed out of loss of faith, not malice, we have a moral imperative to show him that God really is good and kind and etc.
You just made that up!
No, I interpreted.
Hmph. Well, I guess if you view it that way, I can't argue against that, even if your view is suspect.
Thank you, that was surprisingly gracious.
Don't get too smug there, halo-head, I'm just getting ready for a real sinner to come along.