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Indigenous community reacts to pope's apology

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Pope Francis apologized Monday for the Catholic Church's role in Canada's residential school system. He also expressed sorrow over the schools' systemic marginalization, denigration and suppression of Indigenous people, languages and culture. "I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous peoples," Francis said.

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Indigenous community reacts to pope's apology

MASKWACIS, Alberta (AP) — Pope Francis’ apology Monday for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s residential school system and the abuses that took place within it was a full-throated …

2 years ago·S F, United States

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National Observer

Indigenous people react to Pope's apology

Pope Francis delivered on Monday, July 25, 2022, an apology for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools, saying many Christians supported the colonization of Indigenous people. He made the remarks at the former site of the Ermineskin Indian Residential School in community of Maskwacis, south of Edmonton.

2 years ago·Canada

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America Magazine

‘I’ve waited 50 years for this’: Indigenous leaders react to Pope Francis’ apology

“It was an achievement on the part of the Indigenous community to convince Pope Francis to come to a First Nation community and humble himself before survivors in the way he did,” Phil Fontaine said.

2 years ago

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Portage Daily Graphic

Manitoba Indigenous leaders react to Pope Francis's apology

Prominent Indigenous leaders in Manitoba are reacting after Pope Francis spoke directly to residential school survivors in Alberta on Monday, and said that he was “deeply sorry” for the actions of many in the Catholic Church, and the “catastrophic” effects of those actions. Read More

2 years ago·Portagela Prairie, Canada

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