104. Message to commemorate the centenary of Lacrimabili Statu
The present celebration is providential in order to safeguard the dignity and rights of the indigenous peoples.
The present celebration is providential in order to safeguard the dignity and rights of the indigenous peoples.
Though much has thus been done for the Indians, there is much more that still remains to be done
We warn earnestly in the Lord faithful Christians of every condition that no one in the future dare to vex anyone, despoil him of his possessions, or reduce to servitude
We prohibit each and every one of the persons, under penalty of excommunication latae sententiae, to enslave the Indians