Dante dreams of being Ganymede snatched by an eagle into the burning heavens, only to discover that he’s actually been carried like a sleeping infant to the Gates of Purgatory by Saint Lucy. What looks like violence is sometimes love.
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Purgatorio: Canto 9
Dreams and the helping hand of Saint Lucy
Mar 25, 2025

Queer Catholic Book Club
Join religious studies professor Michael Pettinger (@michael.pettinger) and artist Dexter the Angel (@dextertheangel) as they read through Dante's Divine Comedy. Starting in the Hell of The Inferno, this is Queer Catholic Book Club: a podcast where two queers examine the influence of Catholicism and its art on the greater culture. Come for the insights, stay for the church giggles.
Join religious studies professor Michael Pettinger (@michael.pettinger) and artist Dexter the Angel (@dextertheangel) as they read through Dante's Divine Comedy. Starting in the Hell of The Inferno, this is Queer Catholic Book Club: a podcast where two queers examine the influence of Catholicism and its art on the greater culture. Come for the insights, stay for the church giggles.Listen on
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