The Faults Of The Church By Ciappelletto Summary

The satire of the faults of the church is very prevalent throughout this story, and it is very prevalent that the author of the story does not have a high view of the Catholic Church or their canonization of the saints. Sir Ciappelletto is a man who finds shame in any documents that are anything “other than false” (Day 1 Story 1: Page 610). When he finds himself ill in a foreign land, he tells an assortment of lies to look good, and the friar believes him and promotes his canonization. This is very critical of the church because even when Ciappelletto says that he spit in the church, the friar says that it’s only a small sin, and that he himself does it as well. Instead of praying for forgiveness, he almost encourages the man that his sin isn’t