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    East Idaho News
    April 12 2015

    Controversy Over Pope’s ‘Genocide’ Comments

    Posted on April 12, 2015


    VATICAN) -- Pope Francis' Sunday mass on the second Sunday of Easter
    sparked controversy when he referred to the slaughter of Armenians at
    the hands of the Ottoman Turks "the first genocide of the 20th
    century."

    The pope touched on the "three massive and unprecedented tragedies" of
    the human family in the past century -- Nazism, Stalinism, and the
    slaughter of Armenians. He also mentioned the more recent tragedies
    calling events in Cambodi, Rwanda, Burundi and Bosnia "mass killings."

    Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Twitter Sunday that
    the pope's statement was "out of touch with both historical facts and
    legal basis," calling it "unacceptable."

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    Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu ✔ @MevlutCavusoglu Follow

    The Pope's statement, which is out of touch with both historical facts
    and legal basis, is simply unacceptable.
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    Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu ✔ @MevlutCavusoglu Follow

    Religious offices are not places through which hatred and animosity
    are fueled by unfounded allegations.
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    "Religious offices are not places through which hatred and animosity
    are fueled by unfounded allegations," he said.

    Turkey plans to recall its ambassador to the Vatican over the comments.


    http://www.eastidahonews.com/2015/04/controversy-over-popes-genocide-comments/


    From: Baghdasarian
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