Well, according to the bible:
He did not have personal slaves, he definitely had the help of other people's slaves. He also promoted the use of slaves; or, at least, the bible says that he did.
The bible is not to be entirely trusted, though.
The New Testament was written 30 years after the death of Christ. The entire bible has been passed down through more than 2000 years of being edited and added to by scholars and scribes with their own fantastic, imaginary tales to tell. The bible has been mistranslated into many different foreign languages and back. It shouldn't be relied upon for truth.
People even today are killing each other over bronze age literary fiction. It's terrible.
2007-07-27 14:59:21
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answered by The Rationalist 2
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Probably not. The Bible does not say either way.
The Bible does not condemn slavery. Colossians 3:22 even states, "Slaves, obey your human masters in everything."
The Catholic Church was one of the first groups to condemn slavery.
The condemnation of slavery is one of those nonbiblical doctrines that Catholics have developed through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit over the centuries.
+ In 1462, Pius II declared slavery to be "a great crime" (magnum scelus)
+ In 1537, Paul III forbade the enslavement of the Indians
+ Urban VIII forbade it in 1639
+ Benedict XIV forbade it in 1741
+ Pius VII demanded of the Congress of Vienna, in 1815, the suppression of the slave trade
+ Gregory XVI condemned it in 1839
+ In the Bull of Canonization of the Jesuit Peter Claver, one of the most illustrious adversaries of slavery, Pius IX branded the "supreme villainy" (summum nefas) of the slave traders.
+ Leo XIII, in 1888, addressed a letter to the Brazilian bishops, exhorting them to banish from their country the remnants of slavery -- a letter to which the bishops responded with their most energetic efforts, and some generous slave-owners by freeing their slaves in a body, as in the first ages of the Church.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14036a.htm
With love in Christ.
2007-07-28 12:38:08
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answered by imacatholic2 7
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Jesus actually used his saints as slaves in the book of revelation he spoke to them as prisoners that had to do his will he put Hugh burdens on them telling them his slaves and slaves to his will to continue under awful circumstances he was nothing but a slave driver to his saints. He had no pity on his saints until he broke their hearts he told them to buy gold tried in the fire their whole life was about buying GOLD tried in the FIRE. Their misery was without end his saints actually had a reason to commit suicide. Jesus was merciless to his saints he took them for granted and granted and granted. He loved to force poverty on his saints he wasn't interested in his saints. He had other things that he was concerned about. His saints had no reward nothing for their pain and suffering. . They aren't deserving of retirement pay he never plans on retiring them he plans on working them to death. The language is very CLEAR he has more important concerns. Jesus lied to his saints about everything. He pro.used to give the weary rest he does not give the weary rest he said his yoke was easy and his burden light is the burden of a king of kings light he wants to.lead his armies into battle and work them to death. The king of kings is a slave driver he wants to collect lots of money and put it in his bank account he wants to get a bride Jerusalem because she has streets of Gold and she will give him lots of money kings want money they live on hordes of money theyre greedy people who cares nothing about the little people they enslave. Jesus and his demands are enough to drive people to suicide the poverty of his saints is enough to make them give up. Jesus forgot the pain of his saints and went on to make his conquest he never stopped driving them like slaves. Be faithful unto death he says to them in the book of revelation I will give you a crown of life "Lord could I have a vacation I haven't had one for 50 years" could you throw that one in for me and pay for pain and suffering and retirement benefits do you have any benefits? You were the love of my life and you just take me for granted it hurts so much. Your so busy with other things it hurts so much. Jerusalem is the city of your God martyrs don't belong to God and your saints don't belong to God they are just excess baggage you want to unload. Loving you is wrong. It's hurts like hell to be involved with someone like you you are so involved with so many things you have no time for people. You are not a people person. You broke my heart. You have real big business to take care of like a bride Jerusalem. You don't have time for people. You are so carried away with your big dreams people don't mean anything.
2015-07-24 06:20:22
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answered by Barbara 1
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