Exploring Theme: "Church Repudiation of The Doctrine of Discovery"

Documents had been ‘manipulated’ for political purposes by colonial powers, said Vatican CBC News: The Vatican on Thursday formally repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery, the theories backed by 15th-century papal bulls that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Indigenous lands and form the basis of some property law today. A Vatican statement said the 15th-century papal bulls, or decrees,...

Indigenous leader hails Thursday’s statement as ‘a very emotional day for me.’ CBC News: He came to Canada on a pilgrimage of penance to apologize for the Catholic Church’s role in running the Indian residential school system. But during a mass led by Pope Francis in Quebec City last summer, Indigenous protesters demanded he take his...