Person
Pope Francis
Pope from 2013; asked forgiveness for crimes against native peoples during the conquest in Bolivia in 2015.
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Pope from 2013; asked forgiveness for crimes against native peoples during the conquest in Bolivia in 2015.
Connections 5
intervened in
- Reform of Vatican finances since 2010 24 Jun 2013 established a Commission for Reference on the IOR Primary record 1
- Pope Francis asks forgiveness, 2015 9 Jul 2015 spoke the request Primary record 2
- Vatican trial over Secretariat of State funds issued four rescripts widening the prosecutors' powers; the Court of Appeal found one ineffective because it was not published Scholarship & press 3
involved in
- Mexico asks Spain for an apology, 2019 According to Andrés Manuel López Obrador Scholarship & press 4
- Pope Francis asks forgiveness, 2015 Primary record 2
Timeline 2 dates
- 24 Jun 2013 Pope Francis intervened in Reform of Vatican finances since 2010
- 9 Jul 2015 Pope Francis intervened in Pope Francis asks forgiveness, 2015
Proof 4 sources
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Chirograph establishing a Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion, Francis, via vatican.va, 24 Jun 2013.
Primary record
Archived copy
we have decided to establish a Commission for Reference on the Institute for the Works of Religion that will gather accurate information on the legal status and various activities of the Institute
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Pope Francis, address at the Second World Meeting of Popular Movements, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, 9 July 2015, Holy See (vatican.va), 9 Jul 2015.
Primary record
I humbly ask forgiveness, not only for the offenses of the Church herself, but also for crimes committed against the native peoples during the so-called conquest of America.
I also would like us to remember the thousands of priests and bishops who strongly opposed the logic of the sword with the power of the Cross.
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Vatican appeals court declares partial mistrial in Cardinal Becciu trial, Catholic Review (OSV News), 17 Mar 2026.
Scholarship & press
The appeals court found that one of the rescripts effectively functioned as legislation, and that Pope Francis’ failure to make it public rendered it ineffective.
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Mexican president says Spain should ask forgiveness for crimes against indigenous Mexicans (Reuters, as published by NBC News, 26 March 2019), Reuters, via NBC News, 26 Mar 2019.
Scholarship & press
I already sent a letter to the king of Spain and another letter to the Pope so that they ask forgiveness of indigenous peoples for violations of what are now known as human rights
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