The Pope repeatedly said he is sorry for actions of the past, supported by many members of the Church, which created the 'disastrous error' and 'deplorable evil' of residential schools.
'I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous peoples'After delivering a long-awaited apology Monday for the Catholic Church's role in Canada's residential school system, Pope Francis was presented with a traditional headdress by Chief Wilton Littlechild in Maskwacis, Alta.
To applause from those gathered, the Pope repeatedly begged forgiveness for actions of the past, supported by many members of the Church, which created the "disastrous error" and "deplorable evil" of residential schools.He said the memories of the children who never returned from residential schools has left him with a sense of "sorrow, indignation and shame."
He said his apology is only the first step in making amends with Indigenous people in Canada and that a serious investigation must be conducted into the facts of what occurred in the past. Pope Francis attends a silent prayer at the cemetery during his meeting with First Nations, Metis and Inuit indigenous communities in Maskwacis, Alta., on Monday.
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