Essay: Undoing the Christian nationalism of the Doctrine of Discovery
ANDREW WHITEHEAD, an associate professor of sociology at the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis and author of the forthcoming ‘American Idolatry’, says more direct action from the Catholic Church is necessary to uproot the remnants of the doctrine…
Mixed feelings: Indigenous activists react to Vatican’s repudiation of Doctrine of Discovery
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News, reports on reactions to the Vatican’s recent announcement…
The Explainer: Vatican repudiates the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’
Responding to Indigenous demands, the Vatican has formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery” – papal documents from the 15th century that legitimised the colonial-era seizure of native lands. The Associated Press provides some background facts and figures…
Responding to Indigenous, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine
Vatican CityAP The Vatican on Thursday responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery”, the theories backed by 15th-century “papal bulls” that legitimised the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property laws today. A Vatican statement said the papal bulls, or decrees, “did not adequately reflect the […]
Revisiting colonisation: Catholic bishop of Syracuse decries Doctrine of Discovery, suggests Pope do the same
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, speaks with US Catholic Bishop Douglas J Lucia about his hopes to meet with the Vatican to discuss a series of 15th-century papal proclamations used by European Christians to rationalise the subjugation of Indigenous peoples…
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: DENOMINATIONS REPENT FOR NATIVE AMERICAN LAND GRABS
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how several Protestant denominations, having repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery, the idea laid out in a series of 15th-century papal bulls that justified appropriating native land, are considering how to act on it…