Pope Francis is famous for his compassion, so it is surprising that he has refused to apologize for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s residential schools.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked the Pope to consider offering an apology, but last week, his hopes — and those of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people — were dashed. A letter from the president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said the Pope “felt that he could not personally respond” to the request for an apology.
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