Pope Leo XIV Makes Historic Apology for Vatican's Role in Legitimizing Slavery
Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See's role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican's record a "wound in Christian memory."
TL;DR
- Pope Leo XIV issued a historic apology on Monday.
- The apology addresses the Holy See's role in legitimizing slavery.
- It also covers the Vatican's failure to condemn slavery for centuries.
- The Pope referred to the Vatican's record as a "wound in Christian memory."