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IN VATICAN, POPE FRANCIS RECOGNIZES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE - VIDEO
09:41 05.06.2013
Armenisn Genocide, Pope Francis
Pope Francis, during a meeting Monday with a delegation led by Nerses
Bedros XIX, Catholicos Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholics
at the Vatican reiterated his earlier recognition of the Armenian
Genocide, Diaro Armenia reports.
During the visit, the pope met with members of the delegation, when
one of them said that she was a descendant of Genocide victims, to
which the pontiff responded: "The first genocide of the 20th Century
was that of the Armenians," thus reiterating his earlier recognition
of the Armenian Genocide while he headed the Catholic Church in Buenos
Aires as Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio.
Seven years ago, during events marking the 91st anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide in Buenos Aires, then Archbishop of Buenos Aires
Jorge Mario Bergoglio urged Turkey to recognize the Genocide as the
"gravest crime of Ottoman Turkey against the Armenian people and the
entire humanity."
Director of the Armenian National Committee of South America, Dr.
Alfonso Tabakian explained that this was the first such statement
from the pontiff since being elevated to pope and leader of the Roman
Catholic Church.
Tabakian called the statement "very important since his words transcend
any state or religion."
"This recognition of the Armenian Genocide as the first genocide
of the twentieth century reaffirms the statements of John Paul II
[which were made] upon his arrival in Armenia on September 25, 2001,
demonstrating that more and more states, parliaments and international
organizations are adopting this position against the denial of history
perpetrated by the Turkish State," added Tabakian.
During the visit, Nerses Bedros XIX presented the pope with a painting
depicting Jesus Christ on the crucifix.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/06/05/in-vatican-pope-francis-recognizes-geno
cide/
09:41 05.06.2013
Armenisn Genocide, Pope Francis
Pope Francis, during a meeting Monday with a delegation led by Nerses
Bedros XIX, Catholicos Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholics
at the Vatican reiterated his earlier recognition of the Armenian
Genocide, Diaro Armenia reports.
During the visit, the pope met with members of the delegation, when
one of them said that she was a descendant of Genocide victims, to
which the pontiff responded: "The first genocide of the 20th Century
was that of the Armenians," thus reiterating his earlier recognition
of the Armenian Genocide while he headed the Catholic Church in Buenos
Aires as Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio.
Seven years ago, during events marking the 91st anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide in Buenos Aires, then Archbishop of Buenos Aires
Jorge Mario Bergoglio urged Turkey to recognize the Genocide as the
"gravest crime of Ottoman Turkey against the Armenian people and the
entire humanity."
Director of the Armenian National Committee of South America, Dr.
Alfonso Tabakian explained that this was the first such statement
from the pontiff since being elevated to pope and leader of the Roman
Catholic Church.
Tabakian called the statement "very important since his words transcend
any state or religion."
"This recognition of the Armenian Genocide as the first genocide
of the twentieth century reaffirms the statements of John Paul II
[which were made] upon his arrival in Armenia on September 25, 2001,
demonstrating that more and more states, parliaments and international
organizations are adopting this position against the denial of history
perpetrated by the Turkish State," added Tabakian.
During the visit, Nerses Bedros XIX presented the pope with a painting
depicting Jesus Christ on the crucifix.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/06/05/in-vatican-pope-francis-recognizes-geno
cide/