Posted on Mar 30, 2023
The Vatican repudiates 'Doctrine of Discovery,' which was used to justify colonialism
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Nearly 500 years after papal decrees were used to rationalize Europe's colonial conquests, the Vatican repudiated those decrees on Thursday, saying the "Doctrine of Discovery" that was used to justify snuffing out Indigenous people's culture and livelihoods is not part of the Catholic faith.
The doctrine was invoked as a legal and religious standing by Europeans who "discovered" new lands and violently seized it from people who had been living there for generations. It has been cited in different arenas for centuries, including by the U.S. Supreme Court — as early as 1823 and as recently as 2005.
Nearly 500 years after papal decrees were used to rationalize Europe's colonial conquests, the Vatican repudiated those decrees on Thursday, saying the "Doctrine of Discovery" that was used to justify snuffing out Indigenous people's culture and livelihoods is not part of the Catholic faith.
The doctrine was invoked as a legal and religious standing by Europeans who "discovered" new lands and violently seized it from people who had been living there for generations. It has been cited in different arenas for centuries, including by the U.S. Supreme Court — as early as 1823 and as recently as 2005.
The Vatican repudiates 'Doctrine of Discovery,' which was used to justify colonialism
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I think if the finger of blame as to who is responsible for the policy of colonization of foreign lands and the subjugation of indigenous peoples we need to start with the Egyptians, moving on to the Greeks, and then the Romans. These empires started the process that was adopted by following states. And let us not overlook that one nation state conquering and enslaving another nation state is a practice partaken, at differing levels, by the inhabitants of every continent. Face it, everybody did it, but hey, well done Pope for saying the centuries old doctrine was bad.
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