Yet we need to set out anew, and Jesus does not offer us nice words and good intentions, but the cross: the scandalous love that allows his hands and feet to be pierced by nails, and his head to be crowned with thorns." Or take away our own shame, as believers. "Nothing can ever take away the violation of dignity, the experience of evil, the betrayal of trust. Recognizing the pain endured by many indigenous peoples and families at the hands of Canada's residential schools, Pope Francis said he can "only imagine the effort it must take, for those who have suffered so greatly because of men and women who should have set an example of Christian living, even to think about reconciliation." "Jesus, through the four extremities of His cross, has embraced the four cardinal points and has brought together the most distant peoples He has brought healing and peace to all things," he said. He said indigenous peoples attribute "powerful cosmic significance" to the cardinal points, noting how Sacred Heart Church appropriates that symbolism and gives it a Christological meaning.
That tree of life, said Pope Francis, joins heaven and earth and embraces all Creation, even things that seemed "unthinkable and unforgiveable." "Jesus reconciles us with one another on the cross, on the 'tree of life', as the ancient Christians loved to call it." The Pope then focused on the theme of reconciliation, saying Christ brought a form of reconciliation which goes beyond outward appearances. He said: "It pains me to think that Catholics contributed to policies of assimilation and disenfranchisement that inculcated a sense of inferiority, robbing communities and individuals of their cultural and spiritual identity, severing their roots and fostering prejudicial and discriminatory attitudes and that this was also done in the name of an educational system that was supposedly Christian."Įducation, added the Pope, should be based on respect and never imposed in a pre-packaged format, but rather undertaken as an adventure to "discover together the mystery of life." Pope Francis recalled the reason for his "penitential pilgrimage" to Canada.
"This is the way forward: to look together to Christ, to love betrayed and crucified for our sake to look to Christ, crucified in the many students of the residential schools," he said. The Pope said the parish offers an example of how the Church should be "a house for all… a home where everyone should feel welcome, regardless of past experiences and personal life stories." The Sacred Heart Church welcomes people from the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities, as well as immigrants from other countries.
Pope Francis visited the Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples in Edmonton on Monday, and spoke about how reconciliation is a gift of Christ to move forward in the wake of the pain caused by the Church's role in the Canadian residential school system. Nail salon near me open late.Pope Francis sits in front of the teepee design over the altar at Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples, Edmonton - Screenshot
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