Doctrine of Discovery

Here is one more to add to the pile of recent threads related to these subjects:


Nearly 500 years after papal decrees were used to rationalize Europe's colonial conquests, the Vatican repudiated those decrees on Thursday, saying the "Doctrine of Discovery" that was used to justify snuffing out Indigenous people's culture and livelihoods is not part of the Catholic faith.

What began as a religious decree in the 1400s then became the basis for a legal concept in the U.S., when the Doctrine of Discovery was invoked in an 1823 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Indigenous people had only rights of "occupancy," not ownership, over lands they had long lived on. The land, then, was open for the taking.

The doctrine was laid out in a series of papal "bulls," or decrees; the first one was issued in 1452. They authorized colonial powers such as Spain and Portugal to seize lands and subjugate people in Africa and the "New World," as long as people on the lands were not Christians.

Isn't religion great ?

probably

however, court rulings in central america overturned that precedent.

... PISS! ... Just spilled-over me beer from laughing!

Sometimes the forum is a Rockhampton Riot!

#### Salty

I’m sure many Native American Tribes had a Shaman or Medicine Man telling them it was ok to raid on and steal from other Tribes because they were “ different”.

The Shaman heard the orders from the Chief who said it was okay to invade the other's house.

U.S. Capitol rioter the 'QAnon Shaman' is released early from federal prison

Before his activism, Chansley said he worked in a group home for troubled youths and studied religion, philosophy, psychology and ceramics at Glendale Community College, according to The Washington Post.

Navy Times said Chansley also served in the U.S. Navy in his late teens, between 2005 and 2007, as a supply clerk seaman apprentice. He earned several accolades during his service, including the National Defense Service Medal.

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