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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Why Christianity is Bad, More reasons

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Slavery
HEATHEN:

an irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person.–adjective3.of or pertaining to heathens; pagan.4.irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized. While the enterprising explorers of Portugal and Spain were quick to enslave the indigenous peoples met in the New World, the Papacy was against this practice. In 1435 Pope Eugene IV issued an attack on slavery in his Papal bull Sicut Dudum which included the excommunication of all those who engage in the slave trade.

In 1537 Pope Paul III issued his own condemnation of slavery in his letter Sublimis Deus. However a form of indentured servitude was allowed, being similar to a peasants duty to his liege lord in Europe.

In the wake of Columbus landing in the New World, Pope Alexander was asked by the Spanish monarchy to confirm ownership of these found lands.[6] The bulls issued by Pope Alexander VI : 'Eximiae devotionis' (May 3, 1493), 'Inter Caetera' (May 4, 1493) and 'Dudum Siquidem (September 23, 1493), conferred similar rights to Spain in relation to the new found lands in the Americas as Nicholas had previously done in 'Romanus Pontix' and 'Dum Diveras'.[7] Morales Padron (1979) concludes that these bulls gave power to enslave the natives.

[8] Minnich (2005) asserts that this 'slave trade' was permitted to facilitate conversions to Christianity.

[9] Other historians and Vatican scholars strongly disagree with these accusations and assert that Pope Alexander VI never gave his approval of slavery.[10] Other later Popes continued to condemn slavery, such as Pope Benedict XIV in Immensa Pastorium (1741) and Pope Gregory XVI in his letter In Supremo Apostolatus (1839).Thornberry (2002) asserts that 'Inter Caetera' was applied in the 'Requeriemento' which was read to American Indians (who couldn't understand the colonizers language) before hostilities against them began. They were given the option to accept the authority of the Pope and Spanish crown or face being attacked and subjugated.[11] In 1993 the Indigenous Law Institute called on Pope John Paul II to revoke Inter Caetera and to make reparation for 'this unreasonable historical grief'. This was followed by a similar appeal in 1994 by the Parliament of World Religions'.[12]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VI
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