Indigenous protesters along with Canadian Bishops are calling on the Vatican to rescind the Doctrine of Discovery that justified land grabs
On the penultimate day of his week-long apology tour of Canada, Francis presided at a Mass at the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre outside Quebec City and spoke of “the burning questions that this pilgrim Church in Canada is asking.”
At the start of the Mass, two Indigenous women unfurled a banner asking him to formally rescind 15th century edicts, known as the Doctrine of Discovery, in which the papacy justified the taking of indigenous land in the New World. A spokesperson for papal visit organizers said Canadian bishops are asking the pope to address the Doctrine of Discovery.
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