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HACKERS TARGET THE VATICAN'S WEB SITE OVER POPE FRANCIS' 'GENOCIDE' COMMENT
Washington Post
April 14 2015
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey
Turkish hackers reportedly targeted the Vatican's Web site on Monday
after Pope Francis referred to the mass killings of Armenians by
Turks as a "genocide," according to reports.
Vatican.va was knocked offline after a cyber attack Monday night,
according to reports, but was back online by Tuesday morning.
A Turkish hacker posted on Twitter taking credit and demanding
an apology.
The Vatican has been targeted by hackers in the past. Anonymous,
an international hacking group, took down the Catholic Church's main
Web site in 2012. The group has made repeated attempts to take down
the church's website.
The attack comes as pope called the 1915 killings of up to 1.5 million
Armenians by Turks a "genocide," and not just any genocide but "the
first genocide of the 20th century."
He spoke during a Sunday mass to commemorate the 100th anniversary
of the tragedy. Turkey reacted furiously and recalled its ambassador
to the Vatican. American presidents have tiptoed around the word
"genocide," using other words like "Great Catastrophe."
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the pope for his
comments, warning him to not describe the mass killings of Ottoman
Armenians as "genocide."
"Whenever politicians, religious functionaries assume the duties of
historians, then delirium comes out, not fact. Hereby, I want to
repeat our call to establish a joint commission of historians and
stress we are ready to open our archives. I want to warn the pope to
not repeat this mistake and condemn him," Erdogan said.
A request for comment from the Vatican was not immediately returned
Tuesday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/04/14/hackers-target-the-vaticans-web-site-over-pope-franciss-genocide-comment/
Washington Post
April 14 2015
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey
Turkish hackers reportedly targeted the Vatican's Web site on Monday
after Pope Francis referred to the mass killings of Armenians by
Turks as a "genocide," according to reports.
Vatican.va was knocked offline after a cyber attack Monday night,
according to reports, but was back online by Tuesday morning.
A Turkish hacker posted on Twitter taking credit and demanding
an apology.
The Vatican has been targeted by hackers in the past. Anonymous,
an international hacking group, took down the Catholic Church's main
Web site in 2012. The group has made repeated attempts to take down
the church's website.
The attack comes as pope called the 1915 killings of up to 1.5 million
Armenians by Turks a "genocide," and not just any genocide but "the
first genocide of the 20th century."
He spoke during a Sunday mass to commemorate the 100th anniversary
of the tragedy. Turkey reacted furiously and recalled its ambassador
to the Vatican. American presidents have tiptoed around the word
"genocide," using other words like "Great Catastrophe."
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the pope for his
comments, warning him to not describe the mass killings of Ottoman
Armenians as "genocide."
"Whenever politicians, religious functionaries assume the duties of
historians, then delirium comes out, not fact. Hereby, I want to
repeat our call to establish a joint commission of historians and
stress we are ready to open our archives. I want to warn the pope to
not repeat this mistake and condemn him," Erdogan said.
A request for comment from the Vatican was not immediately returned
Tuesday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/04/14/hackers-target-the-vaticans-web-site-over-pope-franciss-genocide-comment/