Pope bell Turkish genocide of Armenians
Pontiff’s comments are likely to anger Turkey, which denies that the deaths 100 years ago constituted genocide. Pope Francis marked the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of Armenians by calling it “the first genocide of the 20th century” – a politically explosive pronouncement that is likely to anger Turkey. Historians estimate that up to 1.5… Read More Pope bell Turkish genocide of Armenians