Quote Originally Posted by hydralus View Post
Blindly following leaders is not a great point to take. A victim doing something wrong is still doing something wrong. If Pope Francis was just a person who helped Native people then that would be completely fine I'd have no issue. But he's not, is he? He's the HEAD of an organization. One that still has people who are alive that were complacent in taking children from the families. Try to consider the symbolism that carries. It would have cost them NOTHING to simply accept the apology and not done the thing that upset a lot of people.

Even the people who presented the headdress never want to actually face the criticism regarding it. "Believe what you want, you're entitled to your beliefs". Like they didn't even think about what they did, they just did it and can't understand why their own people are upset. It's absolutely bonkers.
You are saying he is doing something wrong does not make him wrong. You are entitled to believe whatever you want, but you are not the authority on that. You just believe you are, which is no different from your oil stance. You believe you are the authority on that as well.

The headdress has a large symbolic meaning. That does not change, because you don't like a certain chief or the actions of said chief.