“In the face of this deplorable evil, the Church kneels before God and implores his forgiveness for the sins of her children,” the Pope said. “I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous peoples.”
Pope Francis has spoken of his"sorrow, indignation and shame" over the Catholic Church's role in the abuse of Canadian Indigenous children in residential schools, as he kicked off a weeklong"penitential pilgrimage" to the country.
The Pope apologized and promised a"serious investigation" into what happened in a speech at a meeting with Indigenous peoples in Edmonton, Alberta, on Monday.Indigenous leaders have long called for a papal apology for the harm inflicted for decades on Indigenous children, who suffered abuse and the erasure of Indigenous culture in the country's residential schools. Pope Francis dons a headdress during a visit with Indigenous peoples at Maskwacis in Edmonton, Alberta, on Monday.
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