Bulletin JPIC-ED No 7 Dec 2012-Jan 2013


All born equal and free!       Bulletin JPIC-ED No 7 December 2012 – January 2013

JPIC-ED Bulletin headlineIn the preface of the booklet on Cardinal Charles Lavigerie and the Antislavery Campaign, the Superior General tells us that, in our fight against modern forms of slavery, we are motivated by the belief that we are “all born equal and free”. For us Christians, this belief and conviction is sealed in the birth of our Brother and Lord, Jesus Christ. Saint Paul expresses it well, in his letter to the Galatians: “There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither slave nor freeperson, there can be neither male nor female – for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” (3: 28) …                  by Nnyombi Richard, M. Afr.

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