Is Christianity Inherently Supportive Of Slavery And Misogyny?

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tackattack made the very good point that the ‘PSA: Rape Apologetics’ is veering off topic. Since this goes against both the spirit and the letter of [Serious] threads, feel free to have that discussion here.

My answer: yup.

Boru

I can speak for the Catholic Church on this.  The Vatican came out very early, 1839, in its denunciation of colonial slavery like was prevalent at that time.  As usual, the RCC was ahead of the game, just like it is now on  abortion which, 100 years hence, will also be viewed as the barbaric practice it is.

As for women, the RCC elevates women.  Its seeks to surround women with protections, aka,  a loving husband and family, with the accompanying support financially and otherwise.
Contrast that with the current secular model which tells us women don't need marriage or men,  are free to have sex outside marriage,  and are better off poor single mothers bearing all the burden themselves.

Yes, it elevates women so much that under church law it considers that married women are the non wasting chattel of their husbands (ie they are property, not people), and also elevates the right to life of a (not yet living) clump of cells over the right to life of living women.

Oh and on the church "opposing slavery" why did it not condemn Brazil, a slaveholding catholic state until 1888? And why did the church own slaves to the bitter end?