Pope: Canadian residential schools were cultural 'genocide'
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Pope Francis calls mass killing of indigenous Canadian school children 'genocide'
Pope Francis referred to the massacre of indigenous school children as a "genocide" during a press conference, the first time he's used the word to describe the horrific killings in his trip to Canada.
·Washington, United States
Read Full ArticlePope Says Genocide Took Place at Church Schools in Canada for Indigenous Children
Pope Francis said Saturday that what happened at residential schools the Roman Catholic and other Christian Churches ran to forcefully assimilate Canada's indigenous children was genocide. The pope made the comment while flying back to Rome after a week-long trip to Canada, where he delivered a historic apology for the Church's role in the policy. He was asked by an indigenous Canadian reporter on the plane why he did not use the word genocide d…
·United States
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Leaning Left17Leaning Right10Center26Last UpdatedBias Distribution49% Center
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