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Old 07-25-2022, 03:48 PM
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The Pope coming to apologize to the First Peoples is a significant and historic gesture. I certainly hope it will help some survivors come to terms with the abuse they suffered.

But it can't possibly wipe away over 100 years of oppression, and he can't possibly start naming victims because it's literally all the First Nations. There are 11 First Nations in Quebec alone and a lot more across the country. Like everywhere else, not one of them is a homogeneous group without differences. And they're not all looking for the same thing from Pope France either.

So he's got zero chance of satisfying everyone and he hasn't got the power to heal the damage that's been done. But, again, the fact that he's willing to apologize is significant and historic.

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