Nov 22, 2007Quickie Link: Quebec Cardinal Seeks Forgiveness For His Church
By vanrozenheim
(Canada) - Canada's senior Roman Catholic clergyman has issued an extraordinary mea culpa for a host of historical misdeeds. In an open letter to media, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, archbishop of Quebec and Roman Catholic primate for Canada, wrote: "Errors have been committed that tarnished the church's image, and for which we must humbly ask forgiveness. "I recognize that the narrow attitudes of certain Catholics prior to the 1960s favoured anti-Semitism, racism, indifference towards the First Nations and discrimination in regards to women and homosexuals," he wrote. His unusual public sortie raised eyebrows among Catholics. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Quebec Assembly of Catholic Bishops quickly noted Ouellet was speaking for himself.
