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How was the pope's 'pilgrimage of penance¹' received by Indigenous² people in Canada?

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In a moving ceremony on Monday, Pope Francis begged for the forgiveness of the Indigenous survivors⁵ of the abuse by residential⁶ schools that were run by the Catholic Church for more than a century.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Pope Francis is begging for the forgiveness of Indigenous survivors of residential schools that were once run by the Catholic Church. His first apology came in the First Nations community of Maskwacis in northern Alberta. Emma Jacobs was there.

EMMA JACOBS, BYLINE⁷: Before the Pope had even spoken, volunteers were passing out packets of tissues to the residential school survivors and their family members in the audience. Some had traveled very long distances to witness this moment.

How many of you were on that bus that traveled two days?

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Thirty-three.

JACOBS: Many had orange shirts or hats, a color worn to honor children who went to residential schools. Peppered among the audience - elements of traditional clothing. Songs were performed for the pope in Cree. Chief Wilton Littlechild, who introduced the pope, was barred from speaking Cree when he started at the nearby Ermineskin Indian Residential School at age 6 in 1951.

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WILTON LITTLECHILD: We wish to acknowledge with deep appreciation⁸ and gratitude⁹ the great personal effort you have made to travel to our land.

JACOBS: The pope said he humbly¹⁰ apologized for the suffering children experienced in Catholic-run institutions and for the Catholic Church's role in efforts to erase¹¹ Indigenous culture.

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POPE FRANCIS: (Through interpreter) I have come to your native lands to tell you in person of my sorrow, to implore¹² God's forgiveness, healing and reconciliation¹³.

EVELYN KORKMAZ: I've waited 50 years for this apology. And finally today, I heard it.

JACOBS: Evelyn Korkmaz is a survivor⁴ of a Catholic-run residential school called St Anne's, where nuns¹⁴ physically¹⁵ and sexually abused children in their care. She said many friends and relatives had not lived to see the moment and had struggled with substance abuse after their time at the institution.

KORKMAZ: Part of me is rejoiced. Part of me is sad. Part of me is numb¹⁶. But I am glad I lived long enough to have witnessed this apology.

JACOBS: Today, the pope will join worshippers on an annual pilgrimage to Lake St. Anne, outside the city of Edmonton, before traveling on to meet with more survivors in Quebec City on Wednesday.

For NPR News, I'm Emma Jacobs in Edmonton.

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1 penance   

n.（赎罪的）惩罪

参考例句：

• They had confessed their sins and done their penance.他们已经告罪并做了补赎。
• She knelt at her mother's feet in penance.她忏悔地跪在母亲脚下。

2 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

3 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

4 survivor   

n.生存者，残存者，幸存者

参考例句：

• The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
• There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

5 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

6 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

7 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

8 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

9 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

10 humbly   

adv. 恭顺地，谦卑地

参考例句：

• We humbly beg Your Majesty to show mercy. 我们恳请陛下发发慈悲。
• "You must be right, Sir,'said John humbly. “你一定是对的，先生，”约翰恭顺地说道。

11 erase   

v.擦掉；消除某事物的痕迹

参考例句：

• He tried to erase the idea from his mind.他试图从头脑中抹掉这个想法。
• Please erase my name from the list.请把我的名字从名单上擦去。

12 implore   

vt.乞求，恳求，哀求

参考例句：

• I implore you to write. At least tell me you're alive.请给我音讯，让我知道你还活着。
• Please implore someone else's help in a crisis.危险时请向别人求助。

13 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

14 nuns   

n.（通常指基督教的）修女， （佛教的）尼姑( nun的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Ah Q had always had the greatest contempt for such people as little nuns. 小尼姑之流是阿Q本来视如草芥的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Nuns are under vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. 修女须立誓保持清贫、贞洁、顺从。 来自辞典例句

15 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

16 numb   

adj.麻木的，失去感觉的；v.使麻木

参考例句：

• His fingers were numb with cold.他的手冻得发麻。
• Numb with cold,we urged the weary horses forward.我们冻得发僵，催着疲惫的马继续往前走。