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This is huge news and something I know that Indigenous people in Canada have been campaigning for, for decades (at least). The Doctrines of Discovery were simply made-up
“theories backed by 15th-century papal bulls that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Indigenous lands and form the basis of some property law today.”
CBCCatholic Church repudiates some concepts used to justify oppression of Indigenous people | CBC NewsThe Vatican formally repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery, which legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Indigenous lands, on Thursday after decades of demands from Indigenous people. The Vatican said the documents were manipulated by colonial powers.