Boccaccio and the church
On the first day of story-telling in The Decameron, a theme was to be chosen for the narratives by the young, but somehow senior, Lady Pampinea – who was the main instigator of the whole project. However, she decided that everyone could choose their own topic on the first day – and four of the group of 10 tell stories that are about the failings of the church and the clergy.