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One year ago, Pope Francis disavowed the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ – but Indigenous Catholics’ work for respect and recognition goes back decades

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On March 30, 2023, Pope Francis repudiated the doctrine of Discovery. The doctrine was used to justify seizing land they had discovered and colonizing Indigenous people. The repudiation can hardly undo centuries of oppressing Indigenous people and stealing their lands. But the statement is monumental in ways that signal cultural and political shifts.

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One year ago, Pope Francis disavowed the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ – but Indigenous Catholics’ work for respect and recognition goes back decades

Tzotzil women line up for Holy Communion during a Catholic Mass in Chiapas state, Mexico, in 2016. AP Photo/Eduardo VerdugoIt has been more than 500 years since Vatican decrees gave European colonizers permission to carve up the “New World” – and just one since Pope Francis disavowed them. On March 30, 2023, Francis repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery”: a set of ideas the Spanish and Portuguese, in particular, used to justify seizing land the…

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