Canada\u0027s bishops are working with the Vatican in the hope of issuing a new statement from the Catholic Church on the Doctrine of Discovery, the organizers of the papal visit said Wednesday.
Many Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors had hoped Pope Francis would renounce the policy, which stems from a series of edicts, known as papal bulls, dating back to the 15th century. Countries, including Canada, have used the doctrine to justify colonizing lands considered to be uninhabited, but were in fact home to Indigenous Peoples.
“However, we understand the desire to name these texts, acknowledge their impact and renounce the concepts associated with them,” she wrote in an email. Earlier, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller said the “gaps” in the pontiff’s apology cannot be ignored. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission clearly called for a papal apology to be similar to the 2010 apology the Vatican gave to victims in Ireland, Miller said.Article content
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