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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 …

…trust in what we hear blindly, we still look to our high standing officials as outstanding individuals, and we take what our neighbor says second hand and spread the word. In the end, I believe society will continue to be surprised at how many false Saint-like officials there are leading them. As time goes on people will become more aware of them through scandals and perhaps these issues will lead to distrust though certain organizations.