Pope says Church feels ‘burden of failure’ as calls grow to rescind 15th century doctrine – By Philip Pullella and Kevin Dougherty (Reuters) / July 28, 2022
Indigenous protesters along with Canadian Bishops are calling on the Vatican to rescind the Doctrine of Discovery that justified land grabs
SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE — Pope Francis on Thursday said the Catholic Church felt “the burden of failure” for its role in running government-backed residential schools that tried to wipe out indigenous cultures and became places of abuse.
On the penultimate day of his week-long apology tour of Canada, Francis presided at a Mass at the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre outside Quebec City and spoke of “the burning questions that this pilgrim Church in Canada is asking.”
“In confronting the scandal of evil and the Body of Christ wounded in the flesh of our Indigenous brothers and sisters, we too have experienced deep dismay; we too feel the burden of failure,” the pope said.
“Why did all this happen? How could this happen in the community of those who follow Jesus?”
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