Some seemed far away, others wept or applauded: a great wave of emotion swept through the crowd on Monday in western Canada's Maskwacis when the pope himself begged forgiveness for the "evil" done to Indigenous people.
shared yesterday at the opening event at maskwacis set the stage for the week to come where pope francis, he has really learned, he s really listened about the stories from our survivors about what happened on these lands. and the way he wants to continue to move forward, he expressed that in his apology yesterday. there is certainly a lot more work that has to be done. a lot more commitments that we re looking for from the catholic church. but it was another step forward on our pathway to reconciliation and i m looking forward to hearing what pope francis will say at the stadium event today as well as the community event that i will be attending this afternoon. you mentioned your visit to the vatican earlier this year. can you give us a sense from your interactions with how much the pope actually was aware of these abuses prior to your visit? so i think he had definitely
such as financial compensation, the release of school records and support for extraditing an accused abuser. the pope says the spirit of this trip is one of penance. it is also a test of his health and of how well he can mend old wounds. that perhaps is the big question. earlier, i spoke to chief wilton littletchild who is in maskwacis where the pope will be coming tomorrow to apologise. i asked him if he had to persuade the pope to make the journey. in a way, i did. because it was a actually seven yearjourney for me on the last part of it to have an audience with the pope, his holiness pope francis and seven years before that, i say seven years because that is the
historic remarks. this week, the 85 year old plans numerous public events and private meetings including a visit to the site of a former residential school in canada. but many want to hear more. such as financial compensation, the valise of school records and support for extraditing an accused abuser. the pope says the spirit of this trip is one of penance. it is also a test of penance. it is also a test of his health and of how well he can mend old wounds. that perhaps is the big question. that perhaps is the big question. chief wilton littletchild is in maskwacis where the pope will be coming tomorrow to apologise. thank you very much indeed for joining us. there was an apology, as you well know, in the springtime because you are at the vatican to hear that but i believe you are one of those who pushed him to come. did you