"The Decameron" by Boccaccio

The Decameron
Imagine worshiping and praying to a false Saint? After reading the story of Ciappeletto, I found the irony of a man who was a fraud and became a Saint, to be true to this day. I believe Boccacio was trying to address to his readers that even an ordained Saint can be an over exaggerated perjurer. This tale was meant to target the people who believe to much into stories told by people who don't have first hand knowledge of the tale being told. The implications of a scoundrel coming to be regarded as a Saint points out how naive a society we can be and have been.
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