Monday 27 June 2016

Pope Francis has described the Armenian massacre as a 'genocide'

Pope Francis has described the Armenian massacre as a 'genocide'

Pope Francis denounced what he called the ideologically twisted and planned "genocide" of Armenians by Ottoman-era Turks a century ago as he arrived in Armenia on Friday for a deeply symbolic visit to mark the centenary of the massacre and pay homage to the country's steadfast Christian faith.  In the most carefully watched speech of his three-day trip, Francis ad-libbed the politically charged word "genocide" to his prepared text that had conspicuously left it out, listing the Armenian genocide alongside the Holocaust and Stalinism. 
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-francis-uses-the-term-genocide-to-describe-armenian-massacre-during-visit-to-memorial-a7101881.html?source=Snapzu

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