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Pope Francis Denounces Armenian Genocide : NPR

Accepted submission by MrPlow at 2016-06-26 06:00:17
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MrPlow [soylentnews.org] writes:

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To avoid angering Turkey, some are loathe to describe the killing of 1.5 million Armenians as genocide. Pope Francis, who's in Yerevan for the 100-year commemorations, is not shy about using the term.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2016/06/25/483499768/pope-francis-denounces-armenian-genocide [npr.org]

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