Pope Francis could play ‘instrumental role’ seeking justice for abuse survivors: Inuit leader
, an Oblate priest now in his 90s and living in France, accountable for multiple allegations of sexual abuse stemming from his time in Nunavut between the 1960s and 1993.He faced at least three charges of sexual abuse in the Nunavut communities of Arviat, Rankin Inlet and Naujaat. More than two decades later, the charges were stayed, which the Public Prosecution Service of Canada has said was partly due to France’s reluctance to extradite.
Calls from Inuit leaders and politicians for Rivoire to stand trial have grown louder in the wake of the discovery of unmarked graves at multiple former residential school sites across Canada.Read more:Obed said the Catholic Church has still not paid the $25 million that was part of the residential school settlement agreement with the Canadian government, which is intended as restitution to survivors.
All records held by the Church about residential schools must be made public, he added, and said he hopes Pope Francis will apologize again on Canadian soil. “Pope Francis joked with us in his private meeting with Inuit about, he would love to come and visit us, but not in the winter,” Obed added. “We need to be involved in this and provide advice and be allowed to be a participant in the way that this all unfolds so that we can do the best possible job to match the ambition of the Pope with the ability to make the best of that for all of us.”The Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their residential school experience.
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