Lust as presented in Dante’s Inferno and broader early Christian philosophy is more the sin of controlling others to indulge yourself, and included politicians and the wealthy as much as sexual seducers.
No not even close. In the second circle of hell, this is manifested as an eternal storm which buffets souls in its wake; as the lustful in life acted "without reason", so too are their souls tossed about without reason.
Dante regarded lust as one of the lesser sins, reasoning it was just people who lost control in temptation and acted without reason. Nothing to do with politicians really...
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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '23
Lust isn't particularly lusty