'In your heart it hurts': A residential school survivor says she'd like the Pope to apologize

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A survivor of a residential school in Ontario says the discovery of unmarked children's graves in Kamloops, B.C. brought back horrific memories of the treatment she endured as a child.

TORONTO -- When Elizabeth Sackaney first read the news of the discovery of 215 children’s remains on the site of a former residential school in Kamloops B.C., she sat up and cried.

“We got a lot of abuse, sexual abuse, all different kinds,” she said. “I got sick one time.. they forced me to eat all my oatmeal and I vomited it. There was nuns that held me down and pushed it in my mouth.” Sackaney has been speaking about her experiences for years. She speaks with other survivors and testified in court as part of the St. Anne’s lawsuit, when many dismissed the truths being told about the residential school system.

 

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Remind them that he did.

not popes fault

we need to stand in solidarity we have our own church and keep our traditions alive

Saying you're sorry shows empathy for a bad situation. Apologizing is admiting you caused the bad situation. That's the crux of it.

Good news: 'Pope Benedict has said he is sorry for the physical and sexual abuse and 'deplorable' conduct at Catholic church-run Canadian residential schools.'

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