NEW POPE URGED TURKEY TO RECOGNIZE GENOCIDE IN 2006

Pope Francis addresses thousands from St. Peter Basilica after being
elected 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church Wednesday

Seven years ago, the newly-elected Pope Francis urged Turkey to
unconditionally recognize the Armenian Genocide.

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 “gravest crime of
Ottoman Turkey against the Armenian people and the entire humanity.”

On Wednesday, after what is viewed as a short conclave, white smoke
from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel heralded that a gathering of
Catholic cardinals picked a new pope, choosing the first pontiff from
the Americas to lead the Roman Catholic Church.

The 76-year-old pope will be called Francis, the 226th pontiff of the
Roman Catholic Church and the first member of the Jesuit order to lead
the church and the first none-European pope in more than 1,200 years.

“I would like to thank you for your embrace,” the new pope, dressed
in white, said from the white balcony on St. Peter’s Basilica as
thousands cheered joyously below. “My brother cardinals have chosen
one who is from far away, but here I am,” reported the New York Times.

“Pray for me, and we’ll see each other soon,” the pope told the crowd
of more than 100,000 gathered at St. Peter’s Square.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress