Pope Apologizes for Church's Role in Slavery

Pope Leo XIV just dropped a seismic apology from the Vatican, admitting the Holy See directly enabled centuries of slavery through papal bulls that authorized the enslavement of non-Christians. In his landmark encyclical “Magnificent Humanity,” he calls the Church’s past complicity a “wound in Christian memory,” marking the first time a pope formally owns up to papal involvement in sanctioning slavery. This historic admission follows decades of pressure from Black Catholics and scholars, and comes from a pontiff whose own family history includes both enslavers and the enslaved. He explicitly condemns the 15th-century bulls like Dum Diversas — never formally rescinded — and pledges the Church will now fight modern trafficking with renewed urgency, using today’s technology to prevent history’s darkest chapters from repeating. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6f8f2e0681a88857