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April 12 2015
Pope To Hold Mass On Armenian Killings
RFE Saturday 11th April, 2015
Pope Francis will mark on April 12 the 100th anniversary of the mass
killing of Armenians by Ottoman soldiers during World War I.
Francis and Armenian patriarch Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni will
celebrate a special Mass in Saint Peter's Basilica.
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian is scheduled to attend.
Commentators say attention will be focused on whether Francis refers
to the mass killings act of genocide -- a description used by some
historians and governments.
Ankara accepts that many Armenians were killed in clashes, but denies
that up to 1.5 million were killed in an act of genocide -- a
description used by some historians and governments.
The dispute continues to sour relations between Turkey and Armenia a
century later.
Some 20 nations, including Russia and France, recognize the killings
as genocide.
In the United States, 44 states have also branded the events as genocide.
On March 18, 40 Republican and Democratic lawmakers introduced a
resolution urging President Barack Obama to recognize the Armenian
deaths as a genocide.
During the special Mass on April 12, Francis will declare the revered
mystic St. Gregory of Narek a doctor of the church.
Only 35 people have been given the title, which is reserved for those
whose writings have greatly served the universal church.
Gregory, who lived around 950 to 1005, is considered one of the most
important figures of medieval Armenian religious thought and
literature.
According to reports in the Turkish media, Turkey has been working
behind the scenes to discourage Francis from uttering the term
"genocide."
Last year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a message of
condolences to descendants of Armenians killed and said Turkey was
ready to confront the history of the killings.
More recently, Erdogan has accused Armenians of not looking for the
truth but seeking to score points against Turkey.
With reporting by AFP, AP and BBC
http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/231865829
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
April 12 2015
Pope To Hold Mass On Armenian Killings
RFE Saturday 11th April, 2015
Pope Francis will mark on April 12 the 100th anniversary of the mass
killing of Armenians by Ottoman soldiers during World War I.
Francis and Armenian patriarch Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni will
celebrate a special Mass in Saint Peter's Basilica.
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian is scheduled to attend.
Commentators say attention will be focused on whether Francis refers
to the mass killings act of genocide -- a description used by some
historians and governments.
Ankara accepts that many Armenians were killed in clashes, but denies
that up to 1.5 million were killed in an act of genocide -- a
description used by some historians and governments.
The dispute continues to sour relations between Turkey and Armenia a
century later.
Some 20 nations, including Russia and France, recognize the killings
as genocide.
In the United States, 44 states have also branded the events as genocide.
On March 18, 40 Republican and Democratic lawmakers introduced a
resolution urging President Barack Obama to recognize the Armenian
deaths as a genocide.
During the special Mass on April 12, Francis will declare the revered
mystic St. Gregory of Narek a doctor of the church.
Only 35 people have been given the title, which is reserved for those
whose writings have greatly served the universal church.
Gregory, who lived around 950 to 1005, is considered one of the most
important figures of medieval Armenian religious thought and
literature.
According to reports in the Turkish media, Turkey has been working
behind the scenes to discourage Francis from uttering the term
"genocide."
Last year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a message of
condolences to descendants of Armenians killed and said Turkey was
ready to confront the history of the killings.
More recently, Erdogan has accused Armenians of not looking for the
truth but seeking to score points against Turkey.
With reporting by AFP, AP and BBC
http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/231865829
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress