August 20, 2018
To all the faithful,
In the past few days once again, the Catholic Church has been shaken to her foundations by reports of sexual abuse. The extent of the revelations of misconduct, failure of leadership, injustice towards victims, is overwhelming. The reports of such evil; the devastation it has caused in individuals, on their families and on the whole Church, demonstrates that the Church is in crisis.
In recent months there has been much media coverage on the Canadian Catholic Church’s relationship with Canada’s Indigenous Peoples. In light of this dialogue, Archbishop Mancini and Bishop Dunn, of the Diocese of Antigonish, have written a joint statement expressing efforts to move towards reconciliation and healing in the relationship between our local Church in Nova Scotia and the Mi’kmaq people. Click here to read the statement or find it at www.halifaxyarmouth.org under Archbishop / Letters/Videos to the Faithful.
In light of recent public media interest and discussion around the relationship of the Catholic Church and the Indigenous peoples of Canada, we felt it was important to update Catholics in Nova Scotia on our commitment to reconciliation with the Mi’kmaq.
The bishops of the Atlantic region released a official document offering their thoughts on medical assistance in dying, on Sunday, November 27, 2016. They urge the need for pastoral care and companionship and deep prayer as the conversation continues regarding end of life care
Archbishop Mancini states in his cover letter:
