Francis is scheduled to leave Canada for Rome at 6:15 pm Eastern time.
The Pope on Monday, July 25, traveled to the Alberta town of Maskwacis, the site of two former schools, and issued a historic apology that calledrole in the schools, and the forced cultural assimilation they attempted, a “deplorable evil” and “disastrous error.”
His pleas for forgiveness evoked strong emotions for many but fell short of what some survivors and indigenous leaders hoped for. Since then, however, the Pope has built on the apology, referring to both institutional failures and sexual abuse in subsequent speeches – addressing some of the grievances raised by survivors.
Tungilik and others specifically want the Pope to pressure France to extradite retired priest Johannes Rivoire, who faces a Canadian charge of sexually assaulting a young girl in the 1970s, and allegedly others, including Marius Tungilik. Canada’s Justice Department confirmed this week that it has asked France to extradite Rivoire. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office has said that he discussed the Rivoire case with the Pope during his private meeting on Wednesday, July 27.
In Iqaluit, the environment-minded Francis will visit a region that is a focal point of climate change, with sea ice retreating and altering fishing and hunting practices, and permafrost thawing. –
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