[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

Doesn't take a vast amount of time to find this out guys.

Many of the government-operated residential schools were run by churches of various denominations, with the majority administered by Roman Catholics. Between 1867 and 1939, the number of schools operating at one time peaked at 80 in 1931. Of those schools, 44 were operated by Roman Catholics; 21 were operated by the Church of England / Anglican Church of Canada; 13 were operated by the United Church of Canada, and 2 were operated by Presbyterians. The approach of using established school facilities set up by missionaries was employed by the federal government for economic expedience: the government provided facilities and maintenance, while the churches provided teachers and their own lesson-planning. As a result, the number of schools per denomination was less a reflection of their presence in the general population, but rather their legacy of missionary work.

So lets be clear, as Peter says, just blaming the Catholic Church is an easy and convenient way to assuage our guilt, 'no worries it was just the catholics and we all know they're a bunch of pedos', it wasn't even just churches in general, hidious abuses happened in the foster care system that replaced residential schools in the 70's and beyond, it was Canada's fault, that doesnt absolve the churches themselves but it is important not to just blame them or this kind of crap will happen all over again.

Those numbers line up with the percentage of Canadians at the time who identified as that religion. There is a root cause to the wider mentality.