In 14 points, the bishops ask forgiveness for the role that some members of the Catholic Church played during the genocide, especially for the pastors that "sowed seeds of hate."

Yangon Cardinal Charles Bo said it was time to "reverse the trend" of a 60-year decline in Myanmar.

"The problem that we have today, not only in society but also in the church, is that we've become too polarized," Cardinal Kevin Farrell, an Irish-born prelate who was bishop of Dallas before taking over a Vatican department on family life earlier this year, told America.

‘The universe is God’s workplace, and creation is an ongoing project.’

"We grew to learn about each other...We grew to see each other as human beings."

The court deferred to the wishes of the family "because petitioner has set forth a justifiable, good, and substantial reason for moving the remains."