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April 12 2015
Pope: Armenian slaughter 'first genocide of 20th century'
12 April, 2015 8:12 AM
"Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding
without bandaging it," Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis on Sunday honoured the 100th anniversary of the slaughter
of Armenians by calling it "the first genocide of the 20th century," a
politically explosive pronouncement that will certainly anger Turkey.
Francis, who has close ties to the Armenian community from his days in
Argentina, defended his declaration by saying it was his duty to
honour the memory of the innocent men, women, children, priests and
bishops who were "senselessly" murdered.
"Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding
without bandaging it," he said at the start of a Mass on Sunday in the
Armenian Catholic rite in St. Peter's Basilica honouring the
centenary.
Turkey, however denies that the deaths constituted genocide, saying
that the toll has been inflated, and that those killed were victims of
civil war and unrest.
Turkey's embassy to the Holy See cancelled a planned press conference
for Sunday, presumably after learning that the Pope would utter the
word "genocide" over its objections.
Source: thehindu.com
https://in.newshub.org/pope-armenian-slaughter-first-genocide-20th-century-15426283.html
From: Baghdasarian
April 12 2015
Pope: Armenian slaughter 'first genocide of 20th century'
12 April, 2015 8:12 AM
"Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding
without bandaging it," Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis on Sunday honoured the 100th anniversary of the slaughter
of Armenians by calling it "the first genocide of the 20th century," a
politically explosive pronouncement that will certainly anger Turkey.
Francis, who has close ties to the Armenian community from his days in
Argentina, defended his declaration by saying it was his duty to
honour the memory of the innocent men, women, children, priests and
bishops who were "senselessly" murdered.
"Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding
without bandaging it," he said at the start of a Mass on Sunday in the
Armenian Catholic rite in St. Peter's Basilica honouring the
centenary.
Turkey, however denies that the deaths constituted genocide, saying
that the toll has been inflated, and that those killed were victims of
civil war and unrest.
Turkey's embassy to the Holy See cancelled a planned press conference
for Sunday, presumably after learning that the Pope would utter the
word "genocide" over its objections.
Source: thehindu.com
https://in.newshub.org/pope-armenian-slaughter-first-genocide-20th-century-15426283.html
From: Baghdasarian