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Controversy over the Canonization of Father Junípero Serra
On his visit to Washington in September, Pope Francis will canonize Father Junípero Serra, who founded the California missions. Some Native Americans are outraged, because their ancestors were brutalized by Spanish Catholics in the enclaves Serra established up and down the state.
By Warren Olney • • 24m ListenOn his visit to Washington in September, Pope Francis plans to canonize Father Junípero Serra, who founded the missions of California. Some Native Americans are outraged, because their ancestors were brutalized by Spanish Catholics in the enclaves Serra established up and down the state. We hear both sides of an argument over religion and colonial history.
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Photo: Junípero Serra statue at Mission Santa Inés (Ken Figlioli)
