Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 49

Exploring Stakeholder: "Catholic Church"

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March 30, 2023


Catholic Church repudiates some concepts used to justify oppression of Indigenous people

Documents had been ‘manipulated’ for political purposes by colonial powers, said Vatican CBC News: The Vatican on Thursday formally repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery, the theories backed by 15th-century papal bulls that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Indigenous lands and form the basis of some property law today. A Vatican statement said the 15th-century papal bulls, or decrees,...

March 30, 2023


‘A very emotional day’: Pope Francis grants Indigenous Canadians’ request, denouncing doctrine blamed for colonialism

Indigenous leader hails Thursday’s statement as ‘a very emotional day for me.’ CBC News: He came to Canada on a pilgrimage of penance to apologize for the Catholic Church’s role in running the Indian residential school system. But during a mass led by Pope Francis in Quebec City last summer, Indigenous protesters demanded he take his...

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