Powerful.
Via AP: "Leo raised the trans-Atlantic slave trade in relation to what he called the new forms of slavery and colonialism that the digital revolution is fueling..." A phenomenon @karenhao.bsky.social, @couldrynick.bsky.social, Ulises Mejias, & others (including myself) have documented.
Ya'll. I am shook. In a good way.
Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing Slavery
apnews.com
Pope Leo XIV has made a historic apology for the role the Holy See itself played in legitimizing slavery.
