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NEW POPE HAS CLOSE TIES WITH ARGENTINE-ARMENIAN COMMUNITY
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NEWS | 14.03.13 | 10:35
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the new head of the Roman Catholic Church,
reportedly has close ties with the Armenian community of Argentina
where the news of his election yesterday was taken with great
enthusiasm.
Bergoglio was elected Pope in a surprise choice on Wednesday, taking
the name Francis I and becoming the first non-European pontiff in
nearly 1,300 years.
The Armenian community in Argentina, a predominantly Catholic country,
took the news with joy, with its members saying that Archbishop
Bergoglio has always been in friendly ties with them and participated
in different events dedicated to the Armenian Genocide, attended a
liturgy conducted by the Catholicos of All Armenians, reported the
Latin American correspondent of RFE/RL's Armenian Service (Azatutyun).
Seven years ago the archbishop publicly demanded that Turkey admit
the Ottoman-era Genocide of Armenians.
The Vatican used the term genocide to describe the massacres of
Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in an official communique in 2000,
under Pope John Paul II.
Interestingly, last week Armenia approved the opening of the first-ever
embassy in the Vatican, with President Serzh Sargsyan's son-in-law
Mikael Minasyan appointed ambassador to the Holy See.
http://www.armenianow.com/news/44427/armenia_roman_catholic_church_pope_francisi
NEWS | 14.03.13 | 10:35
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the new head of the Roman Catholic Church,
reportedly has close ties with the Armenian community of Argentina
where the news of his election yesterday was taken with great
enthusiasm.
Bergoglio was elected Pope in a surprise choice on Wednesday, taking
the name Francis I and becoming the first non-European pontiff in
nearly 1,300 years.
The Armenian community in Argentina, a predominantly Catholic country,
took the news with joy, with its members saying that Archbishop
Bergoglio has always been in friendly ties with them and participated
in different events dedicated to the Armenian Genocide, attended a
liturgy conducted by the Catholicos of All Armenians, reported the
Latin American correspondent of RFE/RL's Armenian Service (Azatutyun).
Seven years ago the archbishop publicly demanded that Turkey admit
the Ottoman-era Genocide of Armenians.
The Vatican used the term genocide to describe the massacres of
Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in an official communique in 2000,
under Pope John Paul II.
Interestingly, last week Armenia approved the opening of the first-ever
embassy in the Vatican, with President Serzh Sargsyan's son-in-law
Mikael Minasyan appointed ambassador to the Holy See.