A Canonization With Controversy

Tags: Currents Canonization, Church History, Faith, Hispanic Catholics, Inspiration, Latin America, Religious Life, Saints

California’s soon-to-be first saint, Blessed Junipero Serra, doesn’t come without controversy. To some, Serra embodies the system that promoted massive cultural genocide. Currents correspondent Michelle Powers spoke with Andrew Galvan, a California Mission Indian about his feelings towards the canonization.