I, as I assume others are, am intrigued by the placement of those in the heavenly realm. I am extremely curious to know fully what each level represents, and most importantly, their meaning in medieval Catholic theology.
I am particularly intrigued by the conversation between Dante and Piccarda, on the moon. He asks the obvious question of whether or not she desires to move to a higher heavenly level. She essentially responds, "All I have is all I want, because that is what God makes me want." It would be easy to discuss this statement regarding earthly beings, but regarding heavenly beings, I don't know. Also, I have the question, regarding the levels, "What is the difference between lower level experience and higher level experience? Do the higher levels get more of God?"
I commented on Kelli's.
Well if we're going to categorize everything, why not categorise holiness as well? I mean the important thing is salvation. Your in paradise. It's like everybody is in Hell. They're all damned. That's the important factor.
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