‘Apologies are never enough’: Prominent religious anti-trafficking advocate on Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas
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‘Apologies are never enough’: Prominent religious anti-trafficking advocate on Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas
In his landmark document, Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV acknowledged the Church’s long failure to condemn slavery as a “wound in Christian memory.” “It is impossible not to feel deep sorrow,” Leo XIV wrote in his encyclical letter, “when contemplating the immense suffering and humiliation endured by so many in stark contrast to their immeasurable dignity as persons infinitely loved by the Lord.” “For this,” Leo wrote, “in the name of the Chu…
In his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas published this Monday, May 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV asked "wrongfully for forgiveness" for the delay with which the Church condemned "the scourge of slavery." The Supreme Pontiff acknowledges that "the Roman Apostolic See" has intervened "on several occasions" to "regulate and legitimize" the submission and sometimes the enslavement of "infidels." He also admits that the Church has "long tolerated slavery", wh…
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