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VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 law today.
Pope Francis address representatives of Canada's indigenous peoples at the archbishop's residence in Québec City. / Vatican MediaWashington D.C., Mar 30, 2023 / 14:00 pm (CNA).The U.S. and Canadian bishops released statements Thursday praising the Vatican's repudiation of the "doctrine of discovery," which has been used in the past to justify European colonialism in the Americas and throughout the world.The doctrine of discovery is a philosophical, political, and legal theory that posits that European colonizers have the right to expropriate indigenous lands and property.T...
No matter how hard the Vatican may try, it seems unlikely that the theological underpinnings of what came to be known as the “doctrine of discovery” can be avoided indefinitely.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church formally "repudiates those concepts that fail to recognize the inherent human rights of Indigenous peoples, including what has become known as the legal and political 'doctrine of discovery,'" a Vatican statement said.Issued March 30 by the dicasteries for Culture and Education and for Promoting Integral Human Development, the statement said papal texts that seemed to support the idea that Christian colonizers could claim the land of non-Christian Indigenous people "have never been considered expressions of the Catholic faith.""...
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