Pope’s apology disappointing, but opens a never-imagined conversation, like ‘when the Berlin Wall came down,’ say Indigenous Parliamentarians cdnpoli (unlocked)
Pope Francis issued an official apology on July 25, 2022, in Maskwacîs, Alta., to residential school survivors for the Catholic Church's role in running the majority of the schools in Canada for more than a century.
For Senator Mary Jane McCallum—the only residential school survivor in the Red Chamber—the Pope’s apology in Canada left her disappointed for its failure to address “devastating” sexual abuse and more, but the visit launched a conversation she never thought the country would be having in her lifetime.Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.
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