By: Paulo Santalucia Nicole Winfield -AP Published in: *The Wire* Date: May 25, 2026 Source: https://thewire.in/religion/pope-leo-xiv-makes-historic-apology-for-holy-sees-own-role-in-legitimising-slavery *Note: *Please access the source to read the entire article.
"Leo said it wasn’t possible to judge the morality of past decisions with today’s standards, yet the delay with which both society and the church came to denounce the 'scourge of slavery' could neither be denied nor diminished." "According to genealogical research published by Henry Louis Gates Jr., 17 of Leo’s American ancestors were Black, listed in census records as mulatto, Black, Creole or a free person of color. His family tree includes slaveholders and enslaved people, Gates wrote in The New York Times."
