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The Catholic Church's Stance on Slavery
This chapter explores the history of the Catholic Church's perspective on slavery, highlighting various papal condemnations of the institution and excommunicating Catholics who owned slaves. It also addresses the question of why the Church never condemned slavery of whites. Additionally, the chapter discusses the role of the Church in the abolition of slavery and mentions figures like Peter Claver and the American founders who opposed slavery.