MASKWACIS (ALBERTA): Pope Francis has apologized for the Catholic Church‘s cooperation with Canada‘s “devastating” coverage of Indigenous residential faculties, saying the compelled assimilation of Native peoples into Christian society destroyed their cultures, severed their households and marginalized generations in methods nonetheless being felt right this moment.
“I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil dedicated by so many Christians in opposition to the Indigenous peoples,” Francis mentioned close to the location of the previous Ermineskin Indian Residential College, now largely torn down, on lands of 4 Cree nations south of Edmonton, Alberta.
The long-awaited apology opened Francis’ weeklong “penitential pilgrimage” to Canada, which is supposed to assist the church on its path of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and assist victims heal.
Francis’ phrases on Monday went past his earlier apology for the “deplorable” acts of missionaries and as a substitute took accountability for the church’s institutional cooperation with the “catastrophic” assimilation coverage, which Canada’s Reality and Reconciliation Fee has mentioned amounted to a “cultural genocide.”
“I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil dedicated by so many Christians in opposition to the Indigenous peoples,” Francis mentioned close to the location of the previous Ermineskin Indian Residential College, now largely torn down, on lands of 4 Cree nations south of Edmonton, Alberta.
The long-awaited apology opened Francis’ weeklong “penitential pilgrimage” to Canada, which is supposed to assist the church on its path of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and assist victims heal.
Francis’ phrases on Monday went past his earlier apology for the “deplorable” acts of missionaries and as a substitute took accountability for the church’s institutional cooperation with the “catastrophic” assimilation coverage, which Canada’s Reality and Reconciliation Fee has mentioned amounted to a “cultural genocide.”