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In supremo apostolatus is an apostolic letter or papal bull issued by Pope Gregory XVI regarding the institution of slavery. Issued on December 3, 1839, as a result of a broad consultation among the College of Cardinals, the bull resoundingly denounces both the slave trade and the continuance of the institution of slavery.
Pope Gregory XVI. ( Apostolic Letter condemning the slave trade, written by Pope Gregory XVI and read during the 4th Provincial Council of Baltimore, December 3, 1839.)
Dec 15, 1996 · Pope Gregory XVI's 1839 bull In Supremo, for example, reiterated papal opposition to enslaving “Indians, blacks or other such people” and forbade “any ecclesiastic or lay person from...
Pope Gregory XVI in his 1839 bull In supremo apostolatus also condemned slavery as contrary to human dignity. In 1866, the Holy Office of Pope Pius IX stated that, subject to conditions, it was not against divine law for a slave to be sold, bought, or exchanged.
In supremo apostolatus, an apostolic letter or papal bull, was issued by Pope Gregory XVI regarding the institution of slavery. Issued on December 3, 1839, as a result of a broad consultation among the College of Cardinals, the bull resoundingly denounced both the slave trade and the continuance of the institution of slavery.
Also, Pope Gregory XVI in a Bull of Dec. 3, 1839, similarly prohibited slavery. The note in DS 2745-46 says that the Bull mentioned previous documents, from Paul III (as above) and Urban VIII and Benedict XIV.
Opponents of slavery found slight support in official church teaching. Pope Gregory XVI in 1838 [sic] condemned the slave trade, but not slavery itself [emphasis added]. [17] John T. Noonan also believes that Gregory condemned only the slave trade, and that there were exceptions even to this condemnation:
