Catholic Church Responds to Slavery at Sea
Archbishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Social Sciences, says his marching orders come from the very top of the Catholic Church.
“The Holy Father said: Marcelo, I want you to study this topic carefully so that we know what to do.”
As part of its response to that mandate from Pope Francis, the church has launched a special mission to investigate how to confront and overcome modern slavery on the high seas. Last week, I had read more >