Inuit and Métis leaders met cardinals, Vatican officials to pursue justice — including for fugitive priest – By Olivia Stefanovich (CBC News) / April 4, 2022
Natan Obed and Cassidy Caron planning follow-up meetings to make sure church follows through on demands
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Métis and Inuit leaders, who met the Pope at the Vatican last week, return home with a lot of work ahead to move reconciliation and justice forward with the Roman Catholic Church, especially in preparation for a papal visit to Canada that could happen as early as July.
On Friday, Pope Francis apologized to Indigenous people for the “deplorable” conduct of some members of the Catholic Church involved in the residential school system in Canada.
Natan Obed, president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, said he will also be following up with church officials after receiving a commitment they will work with him on the case of a fugitive Oblates priest accused of sexually assaulting children in Nunavut.
Nunavut RCMP told CBC News Monday that it has initiated a worldwide red notice application through the international policing organization for the arrest of Father Johannes Rivoire.
