After defeating this boss, Dante will be armed with Death's scythe,
a powerful holy cross, and will be ready to tear open the Gates of Hell.
The
cross of Christ was not meant to provide a means of forgiveness for a humanity that is universally condemned for the sins they could not avoid if they had wanted to (doctrine of Original Sin) but God gave his Son as a graphic and
powerful demonstration that God forgives any and all, and invites everyone into the Kingdom of God wherein a person is given the
Holy Spirit to help overcome and be free from sin.