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The Vatican on Thursday responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery,” the theories backed by 15th-century “papal bulls” that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property laws today.
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The Vatican repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery theory that, backed by papal decree, legitimized the colonial seizure of Native land.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican today responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the
A Vatican statement said the 15th-century papal bulls, or decrees, “did not adequately reflect the equal dignity and rights of indigenous peoples” and have never been considered expressions of the Catholic faith.
After decades of demands by Indigenous people, Vatican ‘repudiates’ theories that backed colonial-era seizure of lands.