Canada should revoke diplomatic relations with Holy See if Catholic Church won’t apologize for residential schools; and church should be subpoenaed, search warrants issued, says NDP MP Green

In his last visit to the Vatican, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he directly asked Pope Francis to move forward on apologizing, on asking for forgiveness, restitution, and on making records surrounding residential schools available.

NDP MPs Matthew Green, left, Leah Gazan, centre, and Charlie Angus, right. Ms. Gazan says she hopes Pope Francis will listen to calls and come on Canadian soil and apologize to residential schools and their families. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

June 14, 2021

Pope Francis and the Catholic Church should play a role in Canada’s truth and reconciliation after the remains of 215 Indigenous children were discovered last month near the former Kamloops Residential School in British Columbia, say NDP MPs. If the Catholic Church won’t cooperate by releasing ...

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