Pope Francis acknowledged the “sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable people” by members of the Catholic Church during an evening prayer session on Thursday with Catholic cardinals, bishops and other members of the clergy. It is the first time he has done so during his visit to Canada on what he has called his trip of “penance.”
“I would like, together with you, once more, to ask forgiveness of all the victims,” he said.
During the service at the Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec, the Pope renewed his plea for forgiveness from Indigenous survivors of Canada’s residential schools and for the church’s role in a system that tried to strip Indigenous Peoples of their language and culture.
“And thinking about the process of healing and reconciliation with our Indigenous brothers and sisters, never again can the Christian community allow itself to be infected by the idea that one culture is superior to others, that it is legitimate to employ ways of coercing others,” he said.
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0:52 NEVER AGAIN. Lets put a stop to private Christian education for the Democratic Political Arena? Our education system only serves the upper left class and their children in trouble and the rest of us are bleeding.
How about denouncing sexual abuse on all levels. It’s wrong and goes against the moral law and the dignity of children. What would happen if REAL women stopped having children? Hmmm. Interesting.
I don't believe a word he says you cannot trust the Pope any longer
So other than apologizing, what is the church doing to stop this? Priests still out there raping boys all day everyday.
If you really want to denounce the evil, release all the names you're hiding, and quit moving priests around that are known to be sex offenders and quit hiding them and funding them..
In the name of Jebus, Amen
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Umm, sexual abuse by any person no matter what group they're in should be denounced!
This guy doesn’t genuinely represent what he claims he does
buggers
The pope is so evil!!!! Get out of canada you 🐍 slippery snake! In Jesus mighty name!!
Talk is cheap, Francis dude!
Crawl back into your hole…
Catholic Church…biggest group of twisted, evil, child abusing jerks that ever existed. Shame on every one involved and all you people who support them.
Then STOP doing it yourself.
in god my faith for this i give praise and thank you for this clear minded servant of your words lord Vive et laisser Vive avec no difference pis nos semblable amen for more humanity on this planet cause there seem to be more human living today for the level of humanity devoted to are own selfves god bless you dear sir very wise
So the church is closing doors then?
I find it interesting that all the priests that did this to alter boys were gay. Yet nobody mentions that
Firm action, like moving them to a new church!
Sexual abuse in catholic church wow hear about it so often thought it must be normal who knew
That’s all the Indians needed to hear to claim their millions …. Again and again
He should be turning in the nuns and priests that committed crimes, to face justice.
He's probably only the client list for the epstien island
He should have brought up how the Catholic Church forced there religion on indigenous people took them from their homes and murdered them!
He’s probably a pee doe too. His good friend was jailed in Australia for it.
Of course cause we all know he's sooo innocent. What garbage.
So tell me this called Idumea giving the natives people lip services how is this go to help, the natives people are experiencing the Stockholm syndrome,can you answer this question for me,how can the Caucasian people be your oppressor and your saviour at the same time.
Natives should learn to stop whining while they are still ahead. You guys got a whole bunch of sympathy for alleged graves at graveyards – not one body confirmed. You kick and scream, burn and vandalize churches, stomp your feet until you get an apology from the pope. Now the Pope is here and his apology isn’t adequate enough, broad enough, specific enough, contrite enough. How dare he wear the headdress, how dare he take it off too soon. You are doing what you do best – being a bunch of ungrateful whining crybabies. Get off the drugs and booze, find stable employment, become productive members of your society and soon you will find no need to be perpetually bitter and aggrieved.
Well that is good news , perhaps the church could find a stop to human slavery and trade .
I am a proud Catholic!
That's a very good acknowledgment and vow to do better from Pope Francis. Now he needs to turn over the missing records and pay the reparations still owing.
What the hell are these comments
antichrist
Ah yes.. battle comments online from members of the church and state.