{"id":373,"date":"2013-06-04T12:50:02","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T08:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armeniancause.net\/?p=373"},"modified":"2013-06-05T13:01:36","modified_gmt":"2013-06-05T09:01:36","slug":"in-vatican-pope-recognizes-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armeniancause.net\/?p=373","title":{"rendered":"In Vatican, Pope Recognizes Genocide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_374\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/armeniancause.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Pope-Francisco-and-Nerses-Bedros.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-374\" src=\"https:\/\/armeniancause.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Pope-Francisco-and-Nerses-Bedros-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armeniancause.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Pope-Francisco-and-Nerses-Bedros-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/armeniancause.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Pope-Francisco-and-Nerses-Bedros.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pope Francis greets an Armenian delegation in the Vatican with Nerses Bedros XIX, Catholicos Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholics in the background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe first genocide of the 20th Century was that of the Armenians,\u201d says Pope Francis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(<a title=\"In Vatican, Pope Recognizes Genocide\" href=\"http:\/\/asbarez.com\/110442\/in-vatican-pope-recognizes-genocide\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.asbarez.com<\/a>, June 4, 2013) \u2014 Pope Francis, during a meeting Monday with a delegation led by Nerses Bedros XIX, Catholicos Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholics at the Vatican reiterated his earlier recognition of the Armenian Genocide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the visit, the pope met with members of the delegation, when one of them said that she was a descendant of Genocide victims, to which the pontiff responded: \u201cThe first genocide of the 20th Century was that of the Armenians,\u201d thus reiterating his earlier recognition of the Armenian Genocide while he headed the Catholic Church in Buenos Aires as Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Seven years ago, during events marking the 91st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Buenos Aires, then Archbishop of Buenos Aires Jorge Mario Bergoglio urged Turkey to recognize the Genocide as the \u201cgravest crime of Ottoman Turkey against the Armenian people and the entire humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Director of the Armenian National Committee of South America, Dr. Alfonso Tabakian explained that this was the first such statement from the pontiff since being elevated to pope and leader of the Roman Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tabakian called the statement \u201cvery important since his words transcend any state or religion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis recognition of the Armenian Genocide as the first genocide of the twentieth century reaffirms the statements of John Paul II [which were made] upon his arrival in Armenia on September 25, 2001, demonstrating that more and more states, parliaments and international organizations are adopting this position against the denial of history perpetrated by the Turkish State,\u201d added Tabakian.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the visit, Nerses Bedros XIX presented the pope with a painting depicting Jesus Christ on the crucifix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe first genocide of the 20th Century was that of the Armenians,\u201d says Pope Francis (www.asbarez.com, June 4, 2013) \u2014 Pope Francis, during a meeting Monday with a delegation led by Nerses Bedros XIX, Catholicos Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholics at the Vatican reiterated his earlier recognition of the Armenian Genocide. 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