Here's why Indigenous historians say an apology from the Pope is not enough

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Even with hopes for an apology from the Catholic Church for its role in Canada’s residential schools, Indigenous history experts say more is needed for true reconciliation. This includes financial compensation, revoking past legal frameworks and greater access to school records.

released by Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2015 is an apology from the pope for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in the “spiritual, cultural, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis children in Catholic-run residential schools.” In 2018, however, the Catholic Churchto Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stating that Pope Francis would not deliver an apology.

Daniel Paul, a Mi'kmaq elder and historian, echoed this sentiment. An apology from the Catholic Church for its role in Canada’s residential schools doesn’t go far enough to advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, he said. “I would like to see the Pope repudiate the doctrine of discovery,” said Paul. “Several Christian denominations have repudiated it, but the document itself belongs to the Pope in Rome.”

“How are those items being repatriated?” she said. “The Catholic Church does not own those pieces, and in many cases, they may have spiritual or ancestral significance.”But perhaps the main form of accountability comes through more transparency around the overall operation of Canada’s residential school system, said Fraser. This includes releasing many more residential school records and making them easier to access, she said.

 

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show me the money right fixes everything right

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The Pope likely lays awake at night worrying about this issue.

I'm quite positive that this pope had nothing to do with it

there will never be enough for some..

yawn... just give them the money or some power

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