I wrote a letter to the Pope to ask the Holy See to support Reconciliation by accounting for their involvement in the implementation of residential schools for our government.
Feel free to use as you will, btw, you have to mail it. to reach the Pope.
June 26, 2021
His Holiness, Pope Francis
Apostolic Palace
00120 Vatican City
Dear Holiness,
I pray you are well.
I am writing to request the Holy See provide to the Indigenous People's information to help address the involvement of the Catholic Church in implementing the Canadian government’s residential school system. This information will be one of the keys to Canada’s and Indigenous People's work towards Reconciliation.
The request for information below are simply some of the items that have been identified by several leaders here in Canada and I realize that the Holy See, have official channels and governance bodies you will be engaging with to manage this information rather than to a single individual. A central body is the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. https://nctr.ca/
Please:
- release all documents on residential schools in Canada
- disclose how much money the Catholic Church was given by the Canadian federal government to run the schools
- disclose how much money did the church make off of the exploitation of child labour in residential schools
With thanks to the Holy See’s efforts to help the Canadian Government achieve Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.
Bill Dare
Cc: National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
