How Pope Francis’s Canadian Trip Undermines the Traditional Catholic Concept of the Missions

How Pope Francis’s Canadian Trip Undermines the Traditional Catholic Concept of the Missions

For decades, progressive Catholics have tried to change the notion of Catholic missions, especially among the more primitive peoples. Thus, Pope Francis’s trip to Canada highlights the dominance of this current that frames American Indian missionary work as an instrument of European oppression and the suppression of tribal cultures. Armed with notions of Rousseau’s “noble … Read more