Canada–Holy See relations
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In part, this is because the
Areas of cooperation between Ottawa and Rome have traditionally included education, health care, the struggle against poverty and international diplomacy. Before the establishment of the welfare state, Church involvement was evident in many sectors of Canadian society. Today, Canada's international preoccupations in favor of justice and peace are often in line with those of Rome, which favors dialogue on a global level.
Pope John Paul II was the first pope to visit Canada in 1984 and re-visited Canada in 1987 and 2002.
In April 2022,
17th and 18th centuries
After the British conquest of 1759, relations with Rome were temporarily frozen and
19th century
John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, is thought to have had problematic relations with the Church, as it was manifest by the anger of many Catholics against Macdonald during the Louis Riel affair, a conflict which had many sectarian undertones.
In the 19th century, Pope Leo XIII had an apostolic delegation and did send diplomatic envoys to important socio-political events in Canada. Pope Leo took a strong interest in Canadian affairs and wrote the encyclical Affari Vos on the Manitoba Schools Question.[5]
20th century
Wilfrid Laurier, Canada's first francophone prime minister, had genuinely good relations with Pope Pius X, and during his time as PM the Church went through a relatively prosperous period in terms of vocations and social influence.
Governors General of Canada have sometimes been very Catholic. Jules Léger was the brother of Cardinal Paul-Émile Léger. Jeanne Sauvé was a former member of the Catholic Action movement. Georges Vanier was a servant of God who has been proposed for beatification.
In practice, abortion was only completely legalized under the government of Conservative Catholic Brian Mulroney, who personally objected to it but could not prevent a 1988 Supreme Court decision removing all previous restrictions to the procedure.[6]
Resident diplomatic missions
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Embassy of Canada to the Holy See
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Apostolic Nunciature in Ottawa
See also
Resources
- ^ "Prime Minister Trudeau concludes successful visit to Italy and the Vatican". Office of the Prime Minister. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ Stefanovich, Olivia (1 April 2022). "Pope Francis apologizes to Indigenous delegates for deplorable abuses at residential schools". CBC News. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6531231.
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- ^ Commons, Canada Parliament House of (1947). Official Report of Debates, House of Commons. Queen's Printer.
- ^ "The Wrong Men | Commonweal Magazine". www.commonwealmagazine.org. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ Embassy of Canada to the Holy See
- Ciani, Adriano Ercole. "The Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between Canada and the Holy See, 1945-1969 (MA Thesis, University of New Brunswick, 2005)