[Bishops Apologize for Genocide of 800,000 | Proclaiming the Gospel Ministries]
linger: "The Catholic Church in Rwanda apologized for the church's role in the 1994 genocide, saying it regretted the actions of those who participated in the massacres. The Bishops acknowledged that church members planned, aided and executed the genocide, in which over 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed by Hutu extremists. Many of the victims died at the hands of priests, clergymen and nuns, according to some accounts by survivors, and the Rwandan government says many died in the churches where they had sought refuge." Read more." Pro-Gospel.org