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VATICAN TO PUBLISH DOCUMENTS ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
armradio.am
06.07.2011
The Vatican will co-publish a book with documents and information
about the Armenian genocide. The papers are from the Vatican Secret
Archives, and, to quote Monsignor Sergio Pagano, the clergyman who
runs the archives, "they make me feel ashamed to be a man. Without
faith, they'd make me see only darkness."
Pagano's announcement was made during the presentation of the "Lux
in Arcane" exhibition, which opens next February in Rome to show one
of the world's most important collections of papers, with documents
from the 8th century to the 20th century. Lined-up, they would cover
85 kilometers.
With regards to the Armenian genocide, "when I read documents about
the torture practices used by the Turks against the Armenians, I feel
an irrepressible sense of pain and horror," Pagano said.
According to the prefect, some of the papers describe how Turkish
soldiers "bet and played dice to guess the sex of a child before
stabbing him or her with a bayonet after extracting them out of
the womb."
During the presentation, Pagano, the prefect of the Vatican Secret
Archives, also announced that within two or three years, the papers
concerning World War II and the pontificate of Pius XII will be ready.
The current pope will then be able to decide whether to release them
to the public, as many expect, or not, Asbarez.com reports.
armradio.am
06.07.2011
The Vatican will co-publish a book with documents and information
about the Armenian genocide. The papers are from the Vatican Secret
Archives, and, to quote Monsignor Sergio Pagano, the clergyman who
runs the archives, "they make me feel ashamed to be a man. Without
faith, they'd make me see only darkness."
Pagano's announcement was made during the presentation of the "Lux
in Arcane" exhibition, which opens next February in Rome to show one
of the world's most important collections of papers, with documents
from the 8th century to the 20th century. Lined-up, they would cover
85 kilometers.
With regards to the Armenian genocide, "when I read documents about
the torture practices used by the Turks against the Armenians, I feel
an irrepressible sense of pain and horror," Pagano said.
According to the prefect, some of the papers describe how Turkish
soldiers "bet and played dice to guess the sex of a child before
stabbing him or her with a bayonet after extracting them out of
the womb."
During the presentation, Pagano, the prefect of the Vatican Secret
Archives, also announced that within two or three years, the papers
concerning World War II and the pontificate of Pius XII will be ready.
The current pope will then be able to decide whether to release them
to the public, as many expect, or not, Asbarez.com reports.