Pope's mea culpa before natives: 'I ask for forgiveness'

Pope’s mea culpa before natives: ‘I ask for forgiveness’

The pope asks for forgiveness from natives in Canada during what he calls a "penitential pilgrimage."

July 25, 2022

(LaPresse) The pope asks for forgiveness from natives in Canada during what he calls a “penitential pilgrimage.”

“I ask forgiveness for the many Christians who have supported the colonizing mentality of the powers that have oppressed indigenous peoples,” Francis said at a meeting organized in Maskwacis.