Pope, Canadian Cardinals meet amid calls for church to act on residential schools

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Pope Francis met with two Canadian Cardinals on Saturday amid mounting pressure on the Catholic Church to take responsibility for Canada's residential school system, though it's not known what was discussed.

No information was immediately available about why the Pope met with Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, and Cardinal Michael Czerny, a top official in the Vatican's migrants and refugees portfolio.Past appointment listings show Pope Francis meets with Oulette every Saturday, but meetings with Czerny are rare. The two last met on May 10, but Czerny's name does not appear in previous agendas.

The Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation announced last week that ground-penetrating radar confirmed the findings. Some 150,000 First Nations, Metis and Inuit children were forcibly sent to residential schools, where many suffered abuse and even death. Trudeau said he was "deeply disappointed" by the position the Catholic Church has taken, adding that he personally asked Pope Francis in 2017 to consider apologizing for the institution's part in the government-sponsored, church-run schools.Ouellet is originally from La Motte, Que., and was said to be a frontrunner to succeed Pope Benedict XVI as head of the Church in 2013. He plays a key role in the selection of bishops and archbishops around the world.

 

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tax the churches

why just meet? just accept the responsibility

“Okay guys no more fucking little kids and letting people find out about it” - The Pope

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