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Amid a national debate and sometimes violent reckoning on race and racism in 2020, Serra was singled out by California activists as a symbol of colonialism and oppression.
Our Lady of Sorrows painting repaired as part of restoration, which includes new exhibit honoring Indigenous community.
In a July 5 statement, Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento said that while “the group’s actions may have been meant to draw attention to the sorrowful, angry memories over California’s past,” their “act of vandalism does little to build the future.”
Pope Francis’ move to canonize the Franciscan missionary may finally dismiss myths that have obscured the saint’s real legacy.
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