Historians note that Catholic missionaries, popes and religious were among the leaders in campaigns against slavery, an institution that has existed in almost every culture and often included sexual slavery of women.
Para sejarawan mencatat bahwa misionaris-misionaris Katolik, para paus dan kaum religius termasuk di antara para pemimpin dalam kampanye-kampanye menentang perbudakan, suatu kelembagaan yang telah ada di hampir semua kebudayaan dan seringkali meliputi perbudakan seksual kaum wanita.