Posted on 04/12/2015 8:06:58 AM PDT by BenLurkin
In a statement following the meeting, Turkey said that the Pope’s message had contradicted his message of peace and dialogue during a visit to Turkey in November. It said that a response would be forthcoming. The Foreign Ministry said that it had expressed “great disappointment and sadness.”
The statement also called the Pope’s message discriminatory because he only mentioned the pains suffered by Christian Armenians and not Muslims and other religious groups.
Francis, who has close ties to the Armenian community from his days in Argentina, defended his pronouncement by saying it was his duty to honour the memory of the innocent men, women, children, priests and bishops who were “senselessly” murdered by Ottoman Turks.
“Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding without bandaging it,” he said at the start of a Mass Sunday in the Armenian Catholic rite in St. Peter’s Basilica honouring the centenary.
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Muslims are despicable.
Pope Francis spoke out against the killing of Christians (Nigeria, Egypt, Libya, Iraq, etc), and in strong terms, on Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter, and at the vigil of Divine Mercy Sunday. That’s at least six times in the past 2 weeks (not counting some spontaneous remarks to the press.) And now this on the Armenian Genocide statement.
But who is listening?
Presidents Bush and Obama clearly said the would recognize the Armenian genocide before they were elected. Once they were elected they made a point of silence on the matter.
Why cant the Turks muzzie up and take credit like normal?
the truth hurts the moslems barbarians
The media already has its soundbites, they don’t need to quote Pope Francis anymore.
“Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding without bandaging it”
Ummm...this seems like pretty good advice to Bamm-Bamm and his enablers, even if they are not actually Christian.
Something tells me this pope will fold like a cheap Umbraculum but I hope I am wrong.
Pope is right.
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