The Pontiff, speaking in Italian, asked for God\u0027s forgiveness for the deplorable conduct of members of the Catholic Church
The pontiff stood Friday before a room of nearly 200 Indigenous delegates in the Sala Clementina, one of the halls of the Apostolic Palace, and asked for God’s forgiveness for the deplorable conduct of church members.
“This year, I would like to be with you on that day,” he said. “I won’t come in the winter!” he joked, drawing laughs.on Canadian soil, said the country’s history “will forever be stained” by the legacy of the schools and that he was looking forward to the papal visit.is a step forward in acknowledging the truth of our past.
“Behind the coverups, behind the indifference over a 100 years, behind the lies, behind the lack of justice, this Pope — Pope Francis — decided to go right through it and decided to speak words that First Nations, Inuit and Metis have been longing to hear for decades,” Obed said. Newly elected Dene National Chief Gerald Antoine and Phil Fontaine, indigenous leader who revealed Canada’s resident schools abuse, speak to the media near St. Peter’s Square on March 31,An estimated 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend residential schools and more than 60 per cent of the schools were run by the Catholic Church.Article content
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