On Wednesday, July 27, in a meeting with Canadian authorities, François slammed the “culture of abandonment” – which can be translated as ” cancellation culture. This isn’t the first time the Pope has commented on this issue. But during the place “penitential pilgrimage” His remarks are of particular importance when he is conducting in Canada to ask forgiveness for the role played by the Catholic Church in native boarding schools.

The culture of demolition works to end the injustices suffered by racial, ethnic, cultural, sexual minorities… It seeks to restore legitimate visibility to populations forgotten in the history of nations. None of this is a bad thing… as long as you’re not trying to substitute one story for another. Pope Francis denounces this risk when he a “Cultural fashion that standardises, makes everything the same, does not tolerate differences”.

The culture of abortion would only relapse into the failures of an assimilation policy pursued in Canada, which it denounces, with which the church is associated. The Pope sees in it the manifestation of a new colonialist mentality. The culture of abandonment shifts the balance of power within society, but does not heal memories. To achieve this goal, existing narratives must be revisited, corrected and, above all, supplemented by integrating the experiences and suffering of minorities and communities. History is always plural and symphonic. Nobody can pretend to confiscate it; nobody should be excluded.