Pope Francis asked forgiveness for the abuse of Canadian indigenous children at Catholic Church-run residential schools over more than a century. The is part of an extraordinarily elaborate gesture of penitence by the pope.
on Friday asked forgiveness for the abuse of Canadian indigenous children at Catholic Church-run residential schools over more than a century and said he would travel to Canada, answering a demand that has become especially urgent since theVoicing “indignation and shame” at the
“deplorable conduct of those members of the Catholic Church” involved in the schools, the pope told indigenous leaders gathered at the Vatican, “I ask God’s forgiveness and I would like to tell you, with all my heart: I am very sorry. And I join the Canadian Brother Bishops in apologizing to you.”
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