‘After six days Pope Francis leaves, having created more controversy than solace.’ After the papal visit and apologies, plus other letters to the editor for Aug. 1
: Pope Francis said the Catholic Church in Canada is on a “new path.” Sadly, he seems mistaken.
Any large organization whose all-male leaders are unaccountable, except occasionally within their own tight circle, is almost guaranteed to be abusive and corrupt. For the love of God, fix this. There has been too much agony and abuse.One need only go to the website of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops to read their clear disavowal of the Doctrine of Discovery in March, 2016.
All will eventually be held accountable through public discourse. Discrimination, hate and the ugliness of wars are stains on the nature of our better selves. I have lived long enough to witness real change in response to dialogues between peoples, and hope remains the one thing that sustains us.Joan McNamee“Canadian bishops are working with the Vatican in the hope of issuing a new statement from the Catholic Church on the Doctrine of Discovery.
If remuneration was the solution to the problem identified by contributor Zachary Spicer, then Canadians should be better served by their current federal government, whose MPs now earn $189,500 per annum.
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