Sunday, April 12, 2015

Turkey is not pleased with pope's Armenian 'genocide' comment

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Pope Francis on Sunday called the slaughter of Armenians by Ottoman Turks "the first genocide of the 20th century" and urged the international community to recognize it as such, sparking a diplomatic rift with Turkey.


Turkey, which has long denied a genocide took place, immediately summoned the Vatican ambassador to complain, and promised a fuller official response.



On Sunday afternoon, Turkey's Foreign Ministry reportedly recalled the Turkish ambassador to the Vatican, Antonio Lucibello, to Ankara for consultation. Read more...


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from MashableThe Associated Press
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