African Foundation for Development (AFFORD)

Helping to expand and enhance the contributions Africans in the diaspora make to African development

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Western Non-government Institution

Episcopal Church (Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori )

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Statement TypeApology
Date of Statement04/08/2008
Issuing BodyWestern Non-government Institution (Church, Bank, University)
Apology & Regret StatementsThe statement is an expression of regret for supporting the institution of slavery. The Presiding Bishop also goes on to say that the church operated within the system of racial discrimination after slavery and asks for forgiveness. *still searching for a full transcript.
Verification Sourcehttps://www.ucc.org/episcopal-church-apologizes/
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Church of England (Supported by Archbishop of Canterbury )

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Statement TypeApology
Date of Statement01/02/2006
Issuing BodyWestern Non-government Institution (Church, Bank, University)
Apology & Regret Statements“The body of Christ is not just a body that exists at any one time, it exists across history and we therefore share the shame and the sinfulness of our predecessors and part of what we can do, with them and for them in the body of Christ, is prayer for acknowledgement of the failure that is part of us not just of some distant ‘them’.” Church further apologizes for officials support of slavery, and receiving compensation once the system was abolished. 
Verification Sourcehttps://www.africanews.com/2023/01/10/church-of-england-apologizes-for-links-to-slavery
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Pope John Paul II / Catholic Church

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Statement TypeApology
Date of Statement14/08/1985
Issuing BodyWestern Non-government Institution (Church, Bank, University)
Apology & Regret StatementsQuotation- :”In the course of history, men belonging to Christian nations unfortunately have not always acted like Christians, and we beg pardon from our African brothers, who have suffered so much, for example, for the treatment of the slaves.” 
Verification Sourcehttps://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/08/13/Pope-apologizes-for-black-suffering/7971492753600/
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