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Vaticans says decrees ‘did not adequately reflect the equal dignity and rights of indigenous peoples’

Pope Francis started his Canada trip by visiting the cemetery and chapel of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows in Maskwacis, Alberta, on July 25, 2022. / Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Mar 30, 2023 / 04:03 am (CNA).Two Vatican departments issued a joint statement Thursday on the "doctrine of discovery" and the dignity and rights due indigenous peoples.The statement said the legal concept of the "doctrine of discovery" is "not part of the teaching of the Catholic Church" and historical research shows certain papal documents "written in a specific historical period and lin...

Vaticans says decrees ‘did not adequately reflect the equal dignity and rights of indigenous peoples’

In this article you can read about Roman Catholic Church claims about manipulations of Christianity for the sake of colonialists

The Vatican formally repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery, which legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Indigenous lands, on Thursday after decades of demands from Indigenous people. Community leaders said the announcement, while welcome, is largely symbolic.