Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 11, 2019 4:31:28 GMT 12
MĀORI COUNCIL WANTS POPE TO APOLOGISE FOR COLONISATION OF NEW ZEALAND
The Māori Council has told the Pope to issue an apology to Māori for the colonisation of New Zealand.
Executive director Matthew Tukaki has written to Pope Francis, calling for "an accounting of the trauma" the Vatican has caused and a repudiation of the doctrine of discovery.
The doctrine of discovery provided the legal and political justification for European monarchs to conquer and claim lands inhabited by indigenous peoples. It was supported by a number of papal bulls (Catholic laws) issued by the Vatican in the 15th and 16th centuries.......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/11/maori-council-wants-pope-to-apologise-for-colonisation-of-new-zealand.html
The Māori Council has told the Pope to issue an apology to Māori for the colonisation of New Zealand.
Executive director Matthew Tukaki has written to Pope Francis, calling for "an accounting of the trauma" the Vatican has caused and a repudiation of the doctrine of discovery.
The doctrine of discovery provided the legal and political justification for European monarchs to conquer and claim lands inhabited by indigenous peoples. It was supported by a number of papal bulls (Catholic laws) issued by the Vatican in the 15th and 16th centuries.......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/11/maori-council-wants-pope-to-apologise-for-colonisation-of-new-zealand.html