The last Pope to join the name “Leo” was an advocate for the end of slavery in the world and especially in Brazil. The Cardinal of the Catholic Church Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci Prosperi Buzzi, became Pope Leo XIII in February 1878 .
Pope Leo XIII used his speeches and texts to ask for the end of slavery and the welcome of the enslaved as children of God. The Pastoral Charter “In Plurimis” stands out as the Pontiff’s main text in the struggle against slavery.
“The issue of slavery of Pope Leo XIII, in which he quotes Brazil, is an encyclical, a document produced by the Pope in relation to the problems of his time,” he explains to CNN History teacher Rubens Godoy.
“The encyclical [carta papal] It was written on May 5, 1888 and on May 13, slavery was abolished, ”says Godoy. He had a more social, more challenging, outraged view of the social problems of his day, such as slavery, ”adds the professor .
After years of struggle and resistance from the black population, slavery in Brazil came to an end by the Golden Law, sanctioned by the daughter of Emperor Dom Pedro II, Princess Leopoldina Augusta Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga de Bragança and Bourbon, better known as Princess Isabel .
“The in Multimis Charter was one of the diplomatic elements, within the international effort to end slavery around the world, decisive to end this inhuman practice in Brazil and the rest of the planet,” says Ivanaldo Santos, a doctor of language studies from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), in his publication in the electronic magazine Espaço Theological.
Under supervision of Thiago Felix
This content was originally published in the last Pope to use the name “Leão” defended the end of slavery in Brazil on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
I’m James Harper, a highly experienced and accomplished news writer for World Stock Market. I have been writing in the Politics section of the website for over five years, providing readers with up-to-date and insightful information about current events in politics. My work is widely read and respected by many industry professionals as well as laymen.
