Pope Franciskus is in Bolivia, visiting
one of the poorest countries in South America and on this occasion he
spoke to a large crowd in Santa Cruz and said:
„ I am telling you humbly and with
deep regret that many serious sins have been committed on the
Aborigines of your country, in the name of the Lord.“
It seems to me that now, that he is in
South America, he might also stop over in North America where he
could offer these same „humble appologies“, since North American
natives were killed by the thousands, in many cases because they
would not swear off their Gods and refused to accept the God of Love,
Jesus.
At the beginning of the 17th
Century a colourful – in the worst sense – group of pirates and
slave traders along with some honest-men settlers landed on the East
Coast of North America.
This motley crew of adventurers was
accompanied and in many cases lead by Christian Clergy.
Christian soldiers savaged the land and
killed and raped its natives and all this savagery was sanctioned by
„Holy Mother Church“ !
Not since the murderous crusades, when
Pope Urban II organized the invasion of the Muslim world, was the
killing of an indigenous population performed in such a systematic
manner.
As a side light it may also be
interesting to note that Evo Morales, communist President of Bolivia,
presented the Pope with a telling memento of his visit: A cross
formed of a „hammer and sickle“.
Doesn't it just all jive ?
Asks
Bertstravels.
July 2015
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