Why the Pope’s words continue to reverberate

The lasting impacts of the papal visit will continue to reverberate. It provoked some difficult reflections in churches and among Catholics across the country. It honoured the incredible resilience of Indigenous peoples. It added some fuel to speed up this reconciliation train. But please don’t make policy or legislation that forces us to continue to be resilient. We’d like to be done with that.

Willie Littlechild, pictured here on July 25, 2022, in Maskwacîs, Alta., where he was born, listening to Pope Francis officially apologize to Indigenous people for the Catholic Church's role in running the residential schools in Canada for more than 100 years. Photograph courtesy of PMO/photograph by Adam Scotti

Opinion

BY ROSE LEMAY

August 8, 2022

OTTAWA—There was a certain trajectory in the Pope’s speeches across Canada. His first included an apology and was sincere and meaningful but didn’t quite go far enough in taking institutional responsibility for residential schools. The Lac Ste. Anne speech reflected on family as a source of he...

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