Francis has apologized for the role Catholic institutions played in the Indigenous residential school system — but until Thursday had not mentioned sexual abuse
Anishinaabe activist Sarain Fox and her cousin Chelsea Brunelle raised their fists Thursday morning as they held up a large banner reading “Rescind the doctrine” inside the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre, just ahead of a mass led by Francis. The banner referred to the Doctrine of Discovery, which stems from a series of edicts, known as papal bulls, dating back to the 15th century.
“My experience in Quebec has been that this entire event feels like no one consulted with the Indigenous community,” she said. “It doesn’t feel like we’re a part of it.” Pope Francis departs after leading the Vespers with members of the clergy at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Quebec City, Quebec, July 28, 2022.Gull-Barney said her family was “split in half” by residential schools, after she and two of her siblings were sent to English-language schools in Ontario, and two younger siblings learned French at schools in Quebec.
Organizers said many of the speakers who delivered readings at the service Thursday were Indigenous, and the Pope’s chasuble — the outermost garment worn by Roman Catholic priests during mass — was specially designed by a local Huron-Wendat artist. “His Holiness’s message, the church’s message that this is a beginning of a process is encouraging, has been helpful to many in their healing, but there’s a lot of work to do,” Trudeau told reporters in Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre.
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