Thanks to MK, I found a fascinating site on mystical poetry called Poetry Chaikhana. It has sacred poetry from a variety of traditions including Catholic and Orthodox. The poem 2 posts below by Mechthild of Magdeburg is from that site.
"Slavery ended in medieval Europe only because the church extended its sacraments to all slaves and then managed to impose a ban on the enslavement of Christians (and of Jews). Within the context of medieval Europe, that prohibition was effectively a rule of universal abolition. "— Rodney Stark
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