Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reportedly asked Pope Francis to apologize to indigenous children for decades of abuse they suffered in schools run by the Catholic Church. In an effort to strip them of their traditional cultures, the children were separated from their families, forbidden to speak their language or practise their own culture. Many children also suffered physical and sexual abuse. A 2015 report from Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission said what happened in the schools amounted to “cultural genocide.”
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