Does the Church and the Bible Condemn Slavery?
Does the Church and the Bible Condemn Slavery?
We often hear that not only did the Catholic Church not condemn slavery, but it actually supported it. Hear Fr. Chris Alar explain what the Church has actually said against this act of injustice.
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Saint Stephen, whose feast day we celebrate on Dec. 26, is one of the first ordained deacons of the Church and the first Christian martyr we read about in the Bible. Father Chris Alar, MIC, explains the clerical state of the diaconate, and reminds us that Catholic priests are also ordained deacons. Then Fr. Mark Baron, MIC, sits down with Bishop William Byrne of the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, to discuss the true meaning of Christmas.
How is it that we can definitively say the Catholic faith is the one true faith founded by Jesus Christ? Why can no other religion make that claim? Why can priests forgive sins? And why are the Sacraments a guaranteed source of grace? Father Chris explains.
