Catholic bishops’ apology to Native Americans seeks healing, reconciliation

Document points to trauma that has adversely affected generations of Natives

A nun oversees students at the White Earth Boarding School in Minnesota in the late 1800s. Photographer unknown. Photo courtesy College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University Libraries.

Yes, the document published by the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops has been correctly characterized as an apology for the Catholic Church’s role in causing multigenera…