The Pope has said his trip to Canada – which will begin this coming Sunday - will be a “pilgrimage of penance” to help heal the wrongs done to Indigenous peoples by Catholic priests and nuns who ran abusive residential schools. As reported by Reuters, the trip – which will last until the following Saturday - will include at least five encounters with Indigenous peoples.
Speaking recently in St. Peter’s Square, the Pontiff said: “Unfortunately in Canada many Christians, including some members of religious orders, contributed to the policies of cultural assimilation that in the past gravely damaged native populations in various ways.”
