"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
6 comments:
happy thanksgiving to all Dymphna's readers. may God bless you on this wonderful holiday!
Same to you, DM!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you and your family:).
Peace and JOY to you:)
Marie
Thank you, Marie.
I am home from seminary for Thanksgiving this week, and I would like to stop by your blog and wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!
I was just wondering how you were doing, Matthew! Hope everything is going well!
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