Usury was prohibited in Christianity until not that long ago. "At the time, usury was interest of any kind, and the canon forbade the clergy to lend money at i

Usury was prohibited in Christianity until not that long ago. "At the time, usury was interest of any kind, and the canon forbade the clergy to lend money at interest rates even as low as 1 percent per year. Later ecumenical councils applied this regulation to the laity." - https://www.jstor.org/stable/3161033?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents https://www.jstor.org/stable/3161033?seq=1#page_scan_tab_con...