in his youth he studied the bible, and then went to the university of ferrara. he wrote two poems which showed his anger at morally corrupt clergymen. the first, about the end of the world, was written when he was only 20. savonarola wrote the second poem "de ruina mundi" ("on the downfall of the world") in 1475. in this poem he said the roman curia was "a false, proud whore".