Pope must come to Canada if he is serious about reconciliation: Chief Stacey Laforme
The truth and reconciliation commission concluded in 2015 that Canada’s residential school system amounted to a “cultural genocide.”AFN announces 13 delegates set to meet Pope Francis in push for residential school apologyThe Assembly of First Nations said in a media release the purpose of the trip was to seek justice for “genocide in Catholic-run residential institutions including to seek an apology to be delivered in Canada” by the Pope.
“If he/the church wants to make amends and is sincere why not come here?” Laforme said. “He certainly doesn’t need first-hand testimony to realize and acknowledge the past atrocities of the church.”The delegations to Rome were originally scheduled to take place in December but a rise in COVID-19 infections delayed the event.
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