Coming from Columbus, Ohio I have always admired Christopher
Columbus. There is a beautiful replica
of his flagship, Santa Maria, in my hometown and I have boarded it many times
for tours, etc. The Knights of Columbus
are named after the Explorer of course and JPII was a staunch advocate of
theirs, including in his native Poland.
Rather than try to defend Columbus or the Knights, who are easily
defended in the faith, I was impressed a few years ago to see Apocalypto. This is the story of a native of the new
world who was captured and nearly subjected to human sacrifice. He then escaped, and after finding his family
well, views in the distant a ship much like the Santa Maria.
The question is, were the natives of the New World better
off without the Conquistadors like Columbus?
Were they better off with human sacrifice and slavery by dominant
tribes?
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