Today is the day commemorating Christ's descent into "Hell"--meaning the world of the dead, where those who had died before Christ's coming were waiting to be freed. Christ preached to them, and, those who believed, where taken with Him to Paradise.
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Dymphna's favorite quotes
"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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