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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
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."
-----
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu ✔ @MevlutCavusoglu Follow
The Pope's statement, which is out of touch with both historical facts
and legal basis, is simply unacceptable.
-----
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu ✔ @MevlutCavusoglu Follow
Religious offices are not places through which hatred and animosity
are fueled by unfounded allegations.
-----
"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