MONTREAL - The Mohawk community of Kahnawake voted this weekend to move the remains of a priest facing sexual abuse allegations. They can rest their minds now.”The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake shared the results on Saturday, saying 420 people voted. While two votes were invalid, 223 people voted in favour of Lajoie’s exhumation, against 195 people who wanted to keep his remains in the community. The council previously said it sought the community’s input regarding the exhumation because the former elected chiefs agreed to Lajoie’s burial without seeking community members’ consent. Montour-Lazare, however, said in a recent interview that holding a vote on this matter divided the community at the expense of sexual abuse survivors.

Source: The Star March 28, 2022 07:46 UTC