In 1302, Dante Alighieri pissed off the Pope, failed to appear for a trial, and was banished from his hometown of Florence. (Fortunately for fans of literature, his exile was his most fruitful period of writing). He died unforgiven.In 2008, the Florence city council voted to rescind the charge against Italy's most famous poet. But not everyone was prepared to let bygones be bygones. Reports The Telegraph, "The motion to rehabilitate Dante was passed by 19 votes to 5 at the city council earlier this week."
Who are these five holdouts? What's their beef? The news story is here, but it's sadly silent on these questions.-David E
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