Pope Francis asked forgiveness of Indigenous groups Friday for the ‘deplorable’ residential school abuses the Roman Catholic Church oversaw and the mistreatment of children for over 100 years, adding that he was ashamed at all they were forced to endure.
The pope, who received delegates from all three of Canada’s Indigenous groups, the Métis, Inuit and First Nations, has previously declined to apologize over the Church’s involvement in Canada’s residential school system.
