February, in case you forgot, is Black History Month — the month when the Left likes to remind White Americans that slavery is America’s “original sin.” That’s a claim that Paul Kengor, editor of The American Spectator, debunks in his latest book The Worst of Indignities: The Catholic Church on Slavery.
Last month, Kengor joined Fr. Mitch Pacwa on EWTN Live to discuss his book and to clarify the Catholic Church’s position on slavery throughout the centuries. Kengor and Pacwa trace its origins to the early ages of the human race, suggesting that the practice is an ancient human problem rather than a uniquely American one. Kengor lays out the Catholic Church’s long history of opposing the practice, pointing out that slavery has been condemned by popes and councils throughout the ages and that multiple saints worked to abolish it where they could and to mitigate the sufferings of slaves where they couldn’t. (READ MORE: When White People Start Believing Critical Race Theory)
They discuss the history of slavery in the United States, pointing out that the story is more varied and complicated than the Left’s narrative might suggest. Not only were the American founders, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, uncomfortable with the institution of slavery, but African American weren’t the only people enslaved in the United States, and white Europeans weren’t the only ones doing the enslaving.
Kengor and Pacwa’s discussion demonstrates a nuanced approach to the issue that recognizes slavery as a universal plague with satanic characteristics while also acknowledging that, even if slavery isn’t written into our law books, it remains widely practiced throughout the world today.
Order Paul’s latest book: The Worst of Indignities: The Catholic Church on Slavery
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