Global News published this video item, entitled “Pope Francis denounces “evil” of sexual abuse by members of Catholic Church during Quebec service” – below is their description.
Pope Francis acknowledged the “sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable people” by members of the Catholic Church during an evening prayer session on Thursday with Catholic cardinals, bishops and other members of the clergy. It is the first time he has done so during his visit to Canada on what he has called his trip of “penance.”
“I would like, together with you, once more, to ask forgiveness of all the victims,” he said.
During the service at the Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec, the Pope renewed his plea for forgiveness from Indigenous survivors of Canada’s residential schools and for the church’s role in a system that tried to strip Indigenous Peoples of their language and culture.
“And thinking about the process of healing and reconciliation with our Indigenous brothers and sisters, never again can the Christian community allow itself to be infected by the idea that one culture is superior to others, that it is legitimate to employ ways of coercing others,” he said.
Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. It extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres (3.85 million square miles), making it the world’s second-largest country by total area.
Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching 8,891 kilometres (5,525 mi), is the world’s longest bi-national land border. Canada’s capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.
Various Indigenous peoples inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years before European colonization. The Canada Act 1982, which severed the vestiges of legal dependence on the British Parliament. Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy in the Westminster tradition, with a monarch and a prime minister who serves as the chair of the Cabinet and head of government.
As a highly developed country, Canada has the seventeenth-highest nominal per-capita income globally as well as the thirteenth-highest ranking in the Human Development Index. Its advanced economy is the tenth-largest in the world, relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks.
Notre-Dame de Paris, meaning “Our Lady of Paris”, referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral in Paris. The cathedral is considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture. Notre Dame is also notable for its three pipe organs, one of which is historic; and its immense church bells.
The cathedral’s construction began in 1163 and was largely complete by 1260, though it was modified frequently in the following centuries. In the 1790s, Notre-Dame suffered desecration during the French Revolution; much of its religious imagery was damaged or destroyed.
Some of the most important relics in Christendom, including the Crown of Thorns, a sliver of the true cross and a nail from the true cross, are preserved at Notre-Dame.
While undergoing renovation and restoration, the roof of Notre-Dame caught fire on the evening of 15 April 2019. The government of France hopes the reconstruction can be completed by Spring 2024, in time for the opening of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
