“Maybe it’s not going to be $25 million. Maybe it’s going to be the churches are going to say ‘in lieu of the money, maybe we can do something … about the Doctrine of Discovery’, because that was very much part of the discussion when the Pope was here,” said Wesley-Esquimaux.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The IRSSA committed the church signatories — United, Presbyterian, Anglican, and 48 Catholic entities — to cash contributions, in-kind services and fundraising campaigns. The IRSSA also tied the fundraising initiatives of the other church signatories to a percentage of the amount that the Catholic corporation raised.Article content
Miller’s office also stated that “the minister committed to understanding the circumstances and events that led the appeal to be dropped by the government of the day.” Last month, Pope Francis also apologized when he began his “penitential pilgrimage” at Maskwacis in Alberta. “I think that the Pope timed it according to what was in the air, the need for this conversation to happen,” she said.Article content