Pope Francis asks for forgiveness for church's role in Rwanda genocide (Q112917689)
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news article 2017 Guardian
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| English | Pope Francis asks for forgiveness for church's role in Rwanda genocide |
news article 2017 Guardian |
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Pope Francis asks for forgiveness for church's role in Rwanda genocide (English)
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Harriet Sherwood
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One priest, Father Athanase Seromba, ordered his church to be bulldozed with 2,000 Tutsis sheltering inside. Another, Father Wenceslas Munyeshyaka, helped draw up lists of people to be killed and raped young women, according to charges issued by the UN’s international criminal tribunal for Rwanda in 2005. (English)