Plus, this legal and ethical force is coming from Rome itself, so how wrong can it be? They thought they knew better and Indigenous people were inferior. We need to civilize the people we come across as we are discovering new lands, because we are the only ones who can handle and use these resources, and we know best.
What use could these pagan peoples have in making use of all those resources? God has told us in his word that we are to go and subdue creation and rule over it (based on the biblical creation story). This legal and ethical grounds for taking over these lands was based on the settlers saying that these are unchristian lands and they need to be Christianised.This 1493 Papal Bull stated that it was the legal and moral right of European settlers to take over what is now called the country of Canada-to take it from the Indigenous people, to claim it as their own conquered land, even though Canada had been inhabited for hundreds of years. There was a legal reasoning that goes back to the 1400s that came from Rome.These are matters of fact and not meant to cause division. There are several articles you could read on the Doctrine of Discovery and how it came about, but the best way to summarize it is with three points. This takeover was based on what was called the Doctrine of Discovery.
When settlers came to this country, they took over the land and resources the Indigenous people had shared with each other for centuries. Yes, every generation has a unique perspective than the one coming after them on many different issues. I never would have thought to ask or argue otherwise. Yet when I was kid, my place was the back seat and there were no arguments about it. The reasons were centered on two things: The first was, “I was here first,” and second one was, “You’ve already been in the front seat, so it’s my turn.” There was this sense of well-thought-out reasoning behind every attempt to get the front seat or keep the front seat. This is not a huge revelation, but there is one situation I used to see regularly: When it was time to go somewhere, there was often a race for the front seat. Apart from articles written by editorial staff, these perspectives do not necessarily reflect the views of The Banner.Īs a parent I have had a lot of laughs, but I have also had lots of frustrations. As I Was Saying is a forum for a variety of perspectives to foster faith-related conversations among our readers with the goal of mutual learning, even in disagreement.
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