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| | Catholic Apologetics International - Robert Sungenis |
 | | In brief, the Catholic Church has always allowed slavery within due limits, which limits were understood as “just titles.” By the same token, the Church has always condemned the abuse of those “just titles” (e.g., slave trading for mere profit, chattel slavery, racial slavery, withholding civil rights from slaves, etc). |
 | | The 1994 Catechism of the Catholic Church, para. |
 | | Once again, we see that the Church is not condemning slavery, per se, but the “enslavement” of men such that they are handled “like merchandise, in disregard of their personal dignity.” Chattel slavery was the only form of slavery that filled this particular condemnation. |
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