The Jesuits sold 272 enslaved people. How can the church make amends with their descendents?

[CLICK HERE to complete the 2024 Jesuitical listener survey] This
week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley are joined by journalist
Rachel Swarns to discuss her latest book, The 272: The Families Who
Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church.
Rachel shares her wisdom about this important issue for U.S.
Catholics and her experience as a Black Catholic, opening up a
wide-ranging conversation about the work being done to repair such
a grave injustice and promote racial justice in the church. They
discuss: The history of Catholic slaveholding and the Jesuits’
involvement in the slave trade The sale of enslaved people by the
Jesuits in 1838, its impact on families and the reunion of the
descendants  The efforts of Georgetown University and the
church to repair this injustice In Signs of the Times, Zac and
Ashley cover Pope Francis’ recent meeting with comedians from
around the world (and America’s editor at large, James Martin,
S.J.). They then discuss the pope’s trip to the G7 in Italy and the
concerns he raised in his speech about artificial intelligence.
Lastly, they talk about recent polling from the Vinia Research
Group that found that Catholics’ belief in the real presence in the
Eucharist is higher than a 2019 report from the Pew Research Group
would suggest. What’s on tap? Prosecco Links from the show: Pope
Francis jokes with Colbert, Fallon, Conan, Whoopi, Chris Rock,
Gaffigan and others at the Vatican Pope Francis has private meeting
with Joe Biden at G7 summit New Study Suggests More Than Two-Thirds
of Catholics Believe the Eucharist is Truly Jesus Do most Catholics
think the Eucharist is ‘just a symbol’? It’s complicated. The 272:
The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American
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