No apology from the Pope on residential schools

Pope Francis is refusing to apologize for residential schools. 

Last year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked the Pope to apologize personally for the Catholic Church’s role.

A letter was released today saying he felt he could not personally apologize.

Trudeau has described the move as ‘disappointing’.

The Catholic Church ran around two-thirds of residential schools in Canada.

Cameron Wilkinson
Cameron Wilkinson
News Reporter

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