Pope Francis Tells Mexico’s Indigenous Peoples: 'Sorry Brothers'
Mon Feb 15, 2016 7:06 pm
Pope Francis has apologized to Mexico's indigenous peoples for the discrimination and injustice they have long suffered, as well as urged the world to learn from their wisdom in the face of the global environmental crisis.
"Some have considered your values, cultures, and traditions inferior. Others, dizzy with power, money, and the laws of the market, have stripped you of your lands and then contaminated it," the Pope said during a mass in the city of San Cristóbal, in the southern state of Chiapas, where 75 percent of the population is indigenous. "How well we would all do, to do some soul searching and learn to say sorry."
After a long pause, the Pope then said, "Sorry brothers."..............
To read further go to this link: vice.com
"Some have considered your values, cultures, and traditions inferior. Others, dizzy with power, money, and the laws of the market, have stripped you of your lands and then contaminated it," the Pope said during a mass in the city of San Cristóbal, in the southern state of Chiapas, where 75 percent of the population is indigenous. "How well we would all do, to do some soul searching and learn to say sorry."
After a long pause, the Pope then said, "Sorry brothers."..............
To read further go to this link: vice.com
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