On sept.10 1984 Pope John PAUL 11,spoke to the Indians in canada: " Your encounter with the Gospel has not only enriched you,It has enriched the Church.....The Gospel does not destroy what is be in you.On the contrary,it enriches as it were from within the spiritual qualities and gifts that are distinctive of your cultures ...In addition,yourAMERICAN INDIAN and INUIT traditions permit the development of new ways of expressing the message of salvation" Pope John Paul 11 continues" an acute sense of the presence of God,love of your family,respect for the aged,solidarity with your people,sharing,hospitality,respect for nature,the importance given silence and prayer,faith in providence.........Guard this wisdom preciously." We now find the sacred pipe ,sweat lodge,and sweet grass ceremonies part of civilized religous rituals for some Indians.But it is the Pipe that reappears after decades of being classified as "witchcraft",which the church claims,to have misunderstood its purpose and meaning.I can only say that this misunderstanding of this ritual cost the lives of close to7 million Indians in California in a 12 year period of time. these are the writings of meridith quinn steve
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