The Vatican formally rejected the doctrine of discovery in 2023.

Evidence

The Vatican on March 30, 2023 formally repudiated the “doctrine of discovery,” officially declaring that that legal doctrine, used historically to justify colonial exploitation, is “not part of the teaching of the Catholic Church,” and that the papal bulls used to justify it (such as Inter caetera) “have never been considered expressions of the Catholic faith.” — Wikipedia contributors, Johnson v. McIntosh, 21

Categorization

• ADDENDUM: Directly extends the ‘On Sacrifice’ material on sacral power and stratified societies by showing the Church disowning the theological warrant for colonial dispossession.
• SEED: Angle: ‘The Vatican Finally Says the Quiet Part Out Loud’ — why it took until 2023 to formally retire Inter caetera, and what changes legally now.