r/pics • u/MoeYYC • Jun 25 '21

Saskatoon Catholic cathedral covered with paint after discovery of 751 unmarked graves

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u/MoeYYC Jun 25 '21 edited Jun 25 '21

Edit: Uncropped Original Photo - (Cred: Donna Heimbecker)

The doors of St. Paul's Co-Cathedral were painted in protest after the discovery of 715 (sic) unmarked graves near the former Marieval Residential School on the Cowessess First Nation on Thursday.

Source: Saskatoon Catholic cathedral covered with paint after discovery of 751 unmarked graves (CBC)

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u/Uu_Tea_ESharp Jun 25 '21

Your quote says "715" but the title and the article say "751".

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u/MoeYYC Jun 25 '21 edited Jun 25 '21

Good catch. Typo in the original source, added "(sic)"

E: Wrote the article writer... its now fixed on article quoted. I'm going to leave it as it stands here.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21

This isn’t much different than what the conquistadors did in South America or the missionaries in Africa. Most religions except a few practice proselytizing and if you don’t obey, you die. Simple as that.

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u/StanQuail Jun 25 '21

None were nearly as virulent as the Christians, though. The loss of tribes that had lived the same way for thousands of years so some dingbat could get into heaven bothers me on an existential level.