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EDMONTON — Pope Francis arrived in Canada on Sunday to an honour drum song ahead of what he describes as a"penitential" trip aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous people for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools.
An elevator was used to get the Pope off the plane, and he went for a short ride in a Fiat to the hangar. He then got into a wheelchair and was taken to a red carpet for the official welcome ceremony. The Pope plans to visit the former Ermineskin Indian Residential School in the community of Maskwacis, south of Edmonton, on Monday. That is where Francis is to deliver his first public statement in Canada and is expected to apologize to Indigenous Peoples for abuses they have suffered.
“This is an important historical moment for survivors of the residential school system and the harm caused by the Catholic Church," Arcand Jr. said. The Ermineskin school was one of the largest of the institutions in Canada. Organizers of the papal visit have said they expect about 15,000 people will be at Maskwacis to see the 85-year-old pontiff.
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