Pope Apologizes for Church’s Role in Slavery

Pope Leo XIV just dropped a historic encyclical apologizing for the Catholic Church’s role in legitimizing slavery through papal bulls — the first time a pope has directly asked for forgiveness for past doctrines that sanctioned the enslavement of non-Christians. In his sweeping document “Magnifica Humanitas,” he links today’s tech-driven exploitation and global labor abuses to centuries-old colonial sins, calling it a “wound in Christian memory.” He admits it took 18 centuries for the Church to fully grasp that slavery contradicts Christian values — a reckoning long overdue for scholars and activists demanding justice. And yes, it’s especially poignant given his own family’s tangled history with both enslavers and the enslaved. 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/da75e1e5d297f1bb