| Author: | Jean Olwen Maynard | ISBN: | 9781784692988 |
| Publisher: | Catholic Truth Society | Publication: | June 19, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Catholic Truth Society | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jean Olwen Maynard |
| ISBN: | 9781784692988 |
| Publisher: | Catholic Truth Society |
| Publication: | June 19, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Catholic Truth Society |
| Language: | English |
“Human trafficking is an open wound on the body of contemporary society, a scourge upon the body of Christ. It is a crime against humanity.” - Pope Francis. St Josephine Bakhita was a trafficked child: abducted from her home and family by slave raiders, sold and re-sold, and horribly abused. To a succession of cruel owners she was a thing, not a person, and even her name was taken from her. Yet her discovery of Jesus Christ, her true master, gave meaning to her appalling suffering.
“Human trafficking is an open wound on the body of contemporary society, a scourge upon the body of Christ. It is a crime against humanity.” - Pope Francis. St Josephine Bakhita was a trafficked child: abducted from her home and family by slave raiders, sold and re-sold, and horribly abused. To a succession of cruel owners she was a thing, not a person, and even her name was taken from her. Yet her discovery of Jesus Christ, her true master, gave meaning to her appalling suffering.
