On Holy Saturday, Christ preached the Good news of His coming to the righteous who had died since the creation of man, thereby taking them to see the Eternal Beatific Vision.
"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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