Given the diversity of Indigenous Canadians, there was no way the pope’s apology would make everyone happy, UNBC researcher Daniel Sims says.
Last week Pope Francis visited Canada in response to requests made earlier in the spring when various Indigenous leaders visited in the Vatican City. As someone who is neither Roman Catholic, nor particularly interested in any sort of apology from the Holy Father, I did not go out of my way to attend, or watch any of the events associated with this visit. It did not help that his visit was primarily limited to the Edmonton area, Québec City,and Iqaluit.
And of course, I know many people who are not Christian, and see Christianity as an imposed religion, and anyone who follows it as colonized. It should come as no surprise that they were incredibly critical of the whole thing. He is limiting liability and you can bet his team discussed what he would say well in advance of his plane touching down in Edmonton. This legalistic approach no doubt also explains why he said nothing about the Doctrine of Discovery, missing and murdered Indigenous woman and girls, and other important topics. There simply was no good reason for him to talk about them, particular since any off-hand comment might have legal repercussions.
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