A Contentious Trip to Canada: Pope Francis Fulfills a Pledge, But It’s Only a Start

• Main Author: Higgins, Michael W.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@SHU 2022
• Subjects: Catholic Studies; Christianity; Canada; Turtle Island; First Nations; inuit
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/faculty/59; https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/contentious-trip-canada

It was not the typical papal visit. Yes, there were the political dignitaries, the popemobile, and the larger-than-usual press corps. But the reason for the visit was different, the tone was different, and Pope Francis was different: he was in a wheelchair for a good part of his July visit to Canada...