Key senators applauded the move made by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops but said that it was only a first step in addressing the trauma caused to Native children.
Key senators praised the move by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, but said it’s just a first step to addressing the trauma inflicted on Native children. Key senators praised the move by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, but said it’s just a first step to addressing the trauma inflicted on Native children.
Key senators applauded the move made by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops but said that it was only a first step in addressing the trauma caused to Native children.
Die Kommission ist befugt, gemäß Artikel 264 delegierte Rechtsakte zu erlassen, die Folgendes betreffen: The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a formal apology for the harm caused by the church’s involvement in Indian boarding schools, acknowledging the trauma inflicted on Native American children and families. The conference voted 181-2 to approve a 56-page document titled “Keeping Christ’s Sacred Promise: A Pastoral Framework for Indigenous Ministry.” The bishops expressed regret that numerous Indigenous Catholics have experienced feelings of neglect from church officials due to a lack of understanding of their distinct cultural requirements. The bishops recognized the church’s involvement in operating Indian boarding schools. The bishops acknowledged the Church’s role in causing trauma to Native children and expressed regret for failing to properly care for and respect those under their watch. For almost 100 years, starting in 1869 and continuing through the 1960s, the U.S. government took numerous Indigenous children from their tribal lands and placed them in boarding schools in an effort to make them adopt white culture. Children suffered from abuse, violence, and fatalities while being separated from their families at these schools. The majority of the 500+ Indian boarding schools were managed by the U.S. government, with the Catholic Church overseeing over 80 of them. In 2022, Pope Francis made a significant apology to Indigenous peoples for the “shameful” mistreatment they experienced in Catholic-operated residential schools in Canada.
