Centuries Too Late

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. https://t.co/uO4bMzL39Z

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) March 30, 2023

After repeated calls from Canadian indigenous communities for the Catholic Church to rescind the so-called “Doctrine of Discovery,” the Vatican has disowned that position, but stopped short of rescinding it.https://t.co/oyQICKLJtn

— Crux (@Crux) March 31, 2023