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  • Pope Calls Armenian Slaughter '1st Genocide of 20th Century'

    KSTP.com
    April 12 2015

    Pope Calls Armenian Slaughter '1st Genocide of 20th Century'


    Pope Francis uttered the politically explosive word "genocide" today
    as he referred to the slaughter of Armenians 100 years ago by the
    Ottoman Empire.

    He was celebrating Mass in the Armenian Catholic rite in St. Peter's
    Basilica honoring the centenary. Even though an estimated 1.5 million
    Armenians died, the pronouncement will is likely anger Turkey, which
    has long denied any genocide. The Armenians have been campaigning for
    greater recognition of the genocide.

    Francis, who has close ties to the Armenian community from his days in
    Argentina, defended his pronouncement by saying it was his duty to
    honor the memory of the innocent men, women, children, priests and
    bishops who were killed.

    Turkey's embassy to the Holy See canceled a planned news conference,
    presumably after learning that the pope would utter the word
    "genocide" over its objections.

    Several European countries recognize the massacres as genocide.


    http://kstp.com/article/stories/s3763194.shtml



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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