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Headlines: Pope Francis' apologies deemed insufficient
Surrounded by high chiefs, Pope Francis reads his statement of apology during a visit with Indigenous people at Maskwaci, the former Ermineskin Residential School, Monday, July 25, 2022, in Maskwacis, Alta.
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Tanya Talaga is visibly disappointed with the apology presented by Pope Francis yesterday, Monday, July 25, 2022, to Native Americans in Canada.
"
You can't say 'I'm sorry' and then walk away
," writes the Indigenous journalist in The
Globe and Mail
.
She thinks that the church, beyond words, must take action.
"
The apologies leave us hungry
," continues the journalist, pointing out that they were presented in Spanish, the pope's mother tongue.
“
Our own mother tongue is now only a distant memory, a whisper.
These apologies will not bring back those who have suffered, who have died or who have taken their own lives
.”
And Tanya Talaga to conclude: “
We First Nations know that it is not the Church that will save us, but ourselves.
We can save ourselves by turning to our families, rediscovering our spirituality, our languages and our ceremonies.
It is not from a man in white that we will obtain peace.
»
“
The pope is beating around the bush
,” writes the daily.
Imagine having your childhood stolen from you, separated from your family, from your cultural heritage.
Starve you, beat you, even rape you.
Let your little brother be buried in an unmarked grave.
And then, the newspaper continues, if decades later, the “
boss of one of the organizations responsible for the abuse suffered, apologized, you would probably want that person to speak to you directly.
May she take the burden of your suffering on her shoulders and on that of her organization.
»
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religious logic
According to
La Presse
, the occasion was however perfect.
In the small stadium of Maskwacis, “
the trinity of Church-government-colonial power at the heart of the policy of assimilation was brought together in one place.
Unfortunately,
according to
La Presse
, “
the essence of the pope's message
(…)
remained the same as that already delivered in Rome
(to a delegation of natives, editor's note)
.
And this message excludes the responsibility of the Church with a capital "E".
Once again
,” the newspaper continues, “
the pope has blamed the executors of a policy, rather than the organization which has long presented as its duty the fact of evangelizing the “Indians”.
".
The pope asked God for forgiveness but, writes the newspaper, let's put it this way, "
he forces the survivors to submit to his religious logic
", rather than recognizing that "
these are human beings who have hurt other human beings
".
Donald Trump dropped by Rupert Murdoch
Some conservative newspapers distance themselves from Donald Trump.
These are the
New York Post
and the
Wall Street Journal
.
Their common point: they both belong to Rupert Murdoch.
The multi-billionaire who had supported Donald Trump during and after his presidency.
The Murdoch-Trump divorce is the subject of a
Politico
article .
The news site points out that last Friday, the two New York newspapers, the tabloid
New York Post
and the bible of the business world, the
Wall Street Journal
, have reached the same judgment after revelations from the January 6 commission of inquiry: Donald Trump has indeed violated the presidential sermon according to which he had to defend and protect the Constitution.
“
Some might be surprised by these unusual criticisms of the former president.
But,
writes
Politico
,
this overlooks the fact that Rupert Murdoch has no friends, no feelings of loyalty and no principles.
He has always supported politicians as long as it was in his interests.
Donald Trump has come to the end of his political career, he has become replaceable.
»
Politics
notes that Fox News, which is also owned by Rupert Murdoch, is beginning to highlight Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Only one thing could push the Australian-American multi-billionaire to get closer to Donald Trump again, writes the news site: a victory for Donald Trump in the 2024 elections.
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Brazilians rush to arms
President Jair Bolsonaro, who has just officially launched the campaign for his re-election at the polls next October, has achieved a third of his 2018 electoral promises. This is the conclusion reached by the
G1
news site .
Among the promises kept, the establishment of a new social assistance plan and the facilitation of access to firearms.
The effect of this measure was almost immediate: the sale of 9mm caliber pistols, which any Brazilian can now buy, doubled in 2021 compared to 2018, according
to Folha de São Paulo
.
And that's not all: according to
O Estado
, the pro-arms movement has decided to support 34 candidates for the congressional elections next October and hopes to be able to form a political party.
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