Pope Francis apologized to Indigenous peoples on Friday for the abuses they suffered in Canada's church-run residential schools. 'For the deplorable conduct of those members of the Catholic Church, I ask God's forgiveness.'
were detected across from the former Marieval residential school on the Cowessess reserve in Saskatchewan. There was once a Catholic cemetery here, but the headstones were bulldozed in the 1960s by a priest after a dispute with a former chief.The three groups of Indigenous met separately with Francis over several hours this week, culminating with Friday's audience.
"The pope's words today were historic, to be sure. They were necessary, and I appreciate them deeply," Caron told reporters in St. Peter's Square."And I now look forward to the pope's visit to Canada, where he can offer those sincere words of apology directly to our survivors and their families, whose acceptance and healing ultimately matters most."
The Canadian government has admitted that physical and sexual abuse was rampant at the schools, with students beaten for speaking their native languages. That legacy of that abuse and isolation from family has been cited by Indigenous leaders as a root cause of the epidemic rates of alcohol and drug addiction on Canadian reservations.
Francis' apology went far beyond what Pope Benedict XVI had offered when an Assembly of First Nations delegation visited in 2009. At the time, Benedict only expressed his"sorrow at the anguish caused by the deplorable conduct of some members of the church." But he did not apologize.
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