In my mind what you say applies to catholicism just the same.<p>In &quot;the west&quot; it&#x27;s been a well complementing way of lying to ourselves about our colonial schemes for a long time.<p>There is still enough &quot;systemic complexity&quot; in terms of how Native Americans &#x2F; First Nations (&quot;tar sands&quot;, etc.) get treated in North America <i>today</i>:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Discovery_doctrine" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Discovery_doctrine</a>