New York bishop says Pope should repudiate Church support for colonization (Religion News)

Bishop Douglas Lucia of Syracuse, New York, is asking Pope Francis to repudiate papal documents that supported European countries seeking to colonize other nations. He argues that papal bulls supporting the “Doctrine of Discovery” provided justification for “both political and personal violence against indigenous peoples.” Bishop Lucia called for “a public acknowledgment from the Holy Father of the harm these bulls have done to the indigenous population.”