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Bishops, Indigenous Catholics welcome Vatican condemnation of 'Doctrine of Discovery,' but say 'more work to be done'

(OSV News) Indigenous Catholics, along with U.S. and Canadian bishops, are welcoming the Vatican s repudiation of a legal and political doctrine by which European colonial powers and North American governments historically seized lands from Indigenous peoples while stressing there is more work to be done in healing Catholic-Indigenous relations. It s a step in the right direction (and) … a powerful statement, Deacon Don Blackbird, a member of the Omaha Tribe and principal of St. Augus

Bishops, Indigenous Catholics welcome Vatican condemnation of 'Doctrine of Discovery,' but say 'more work to be done'

Indigenous Catholics, along with U.S. and Canadian bishops, are welcoming the Vatican's repudiation of a legal and political doctrine by which Eur.

Indigenous Catholics hail Vatican condemnation of 'Doctrine of Discovery'

The concept was first formulated to support European claims to land beyond continental Europe

Catholics welcome condemnation of 'Doctrine of Discovery'

The documents "were manipulated for political purposes by competing colonial powers in order to justify immoral acts against Indigenous peoples."

Bishops, Indigenous Catholics Welcome Vatican Condemnation of 'Doctrine of Discovery,' But Say 'More Work to Be Done'