Vatican Canonizes 1st Native American Saint

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Organized religion is bullshit.

Is she going to be the patron saint of casinos?

The proclamation or Requerimiento as it was known was a formal “legal” document drawn up at the request of the Spanish monarchy.   It was given to the conquistadors to read to the Native American Indians they encountered in the presence of a notary.  This legal document informed the Native American Indians that the pope was the rightful owner of their land and that he had given Florida to Spain as a gift.  Florida, at the time, included all of North America.  On behalf of the Spanish monarchy and the pope, the conquistadors had come to claim and protect that ecclesiastical property.    The Proclamation required the Native Americans to submit to: ·         the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church (The Church), and ·         the Defenders of the Catholic Church, the Spanish Monarchy (The State)   If the Native American Indians did not submit, the Spanish conquistadors were not only given authority, but were commanded to inflict war and every type of cruelty upon them.  Not surprisingly, the Proclamation was read to the Native Americans in either Spanish or Latin.  Not understanding Spanish or Latin, the Native American Indians could not submit even if they had wanted to.  Even though the Native American Indians didn’t understand what was being spoken, for some twisted reason the Roman Catholic Church, the Spanish monarchy and the conquistadors still justified the brutality they inflicted upon the Native American Indians with clear consciences.  http://newhousefoundation.org/subpage14.html