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    New Pope

    THE NEWLY-ELECTED POPE FRANCIS URGED TURKEY TO RECOGNIZE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SEVEN YEARS AGO

    10:50, 14 March, 2013

    YEREVAN, MARCH 14, ARMENPRESS: The newly-elected Pope Francis urged
    Turkey to unconditionally recognize the Armenian Genocide seven
    years ago. As reports Armenpress, referring to Asbarez, 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."

    The 76-year-old pope will be called Francis, the 266th 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.

    "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.

    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.
    Hayastan or Bust.
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    Re: New Pope

    Pope Francis has a Msc in Chemical engineering and the Jesuits are something of a intellectual order.

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      Re: New Pope

      TURKISH ANGER AS POPE TALKS OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

      The Tablet , UK
      June 10 2013

      The Turkish Foreign Ministry has expressed its "disappointment"
      at Pope Francis for using the word "genocide" to describe the mass
      killings of Armenians during the First World War.

      Turkey has reacted angrily to the Vatican following a statement from
      Pope Francis describing the mass killings of Armenians during World
      War I as "the first genocide of the twentieth century".

      Pope Francis used the term at a meeting with a delegation led by
      Nerses Bedros XIX, Armenian Catholic Patriarch of Cilicia, on 3 June -
      the first time he has used the term since being elected Pope.

      Today the Armenian News Agency Armenpress reported that at the official
      opening ceremony of the Armenian embassy in the Vatican on Friday
      the Pope also said that he wanted to hold a religious ceremony in
      the Armenian capital, Yerevan, during the 2015 ceremony to mark the
      centenary of the genocide.

      Page Not Found - The Tablet
      http://www.thetablet.co.uk/latest-news/5387
      Hayastan or Bust.

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      • #4
        Re: New Pope

        President Sargsyan Invited Pope To Armenia
        •From: Mihran Keheyian <[email protected]>
        •Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:02:08 +0000 (UTC)

        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        PRESIDENT SARGSYAN INVITED POPE TO ARMENIA

        YEREVAN, June 10. /ARKA/. After giving his credentials, Armenia'
        first resident ambassador to Vatikan Michael Minasyan handed Armenian
        president Serzh Sargsyan's invitation to visit Armenia to the Pope
        of Rome Catholic Church Francis, the press office of Armenian foreign
        ministry reported. The Pope promised to consider the invitation.

        The sides touched upon the ties between Armenia and the Holy See.

        The ambassador said he will make efforts to further develop the
        cultural ties and preserve Armenia's Christian heritage.

        The ambassador thanked the Pope for his position on the Armenian
        genocide expressed at the recent meeting with the head of Armenian
        Catholic Church Nerses-Bedros XIX.

        After the meeting with the Pope, Minasyan met with the Secretary of
        State of Vatican cardinal Tarchizio Bertone. The cardinal expressed his
        gratitude to the Armenian president for efforts to develop bilateral
        relations and welcomed the opening of the embassy.

        Bertone said Vatican's Secretariat of State is discussing opening of
        a nunciature in Armenia. -0-

        President Sargsyan invited Pope to Armenia
        http://arka.am/en/news/politics/president_sargsyan_invited_pope_to_armenia/
        After giving his credentials, Armenia’ first resident ambassador to Vatikan Michael Minasyan handed Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan’s invitation to visit Armenia to the Pope of Rome Catholic Church Francis, the press office of Armenian foreign ministry reported.
        Hayastan or Bust.

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          TURKEY ENRAGED AT VATICAN FOR POPE'S REMARKS ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

          Atlas Shrugs
          June 17 2013

          Uh, Armenians are upset about the jihad slaughter of millions of
          Armenians. This Islamic denial of their historic bloodlust and their
          subsequent bullying is pure supremacism. Savage.

          Do Muslims expect the sanction of their victims?

          The Armenian genocide took place under Turkey's Islamic Ottoman
          Empire, during and after WWI. "Out of an approximate population of two
          million, some 1.5 million Armenians died. If early 20th century Turkey
          had the apparatuses and technology to execute in mass-such as 1940s
          Germany's gas chambers-the entire Armenian population may well have
          been annihilated. Most objective American historians who have studied
          the question unequivocally agree that it was a deliberate, calculated
          genocide." (more here)

          Ankara upset at Vatican for pope's remarks on mass killings of
          Armenians Hurriyet Daily News, (thanks to Filip)

          Turkey has reacted angrily to the Vatican following a statement from
          Pope Francis describing the mass killings of Armenians during World
          War I as "the first genocide of the twentieth century" during a
          meeting with a delegation led by Patriarch of Cilicia of Armenian
          Catholics on June 3.

          "The Turkish Foreign Ministry delivered Turkey's views on the issue
          and expressed disappointment to the embassy in Ankara and Vatican in
          Rome," a Turkish diplomat told the Hurriyet Daily News on June 7.

          Pope Francis described the mass killings of Armenians during World War
          I as "the first genocide of the 20th century" during a meeting with a
          delegation led by Patriarch of Cilicia of Armenian Catholics on June
          3.

          The pope met with members of the delegation and when one of them said
          that she was a descendant of genocide victims, he replied, "The first
          genocide of the 20th Century was that of the Armenians," reiterating
          his earlier recognition of the mass killings as "Armenian Genocide"
          while he was the head of the Catholic Church in Buenos Aires as a
          cardinal.

          In 2006, during events marking the 91st anniversary of the killings in
          Buenos Aires, he had urged Turkey to recognize "the genocide" as the
          "gravest crime of Ottoman Turkey against the Armenian people and the
          entire humanity."

          Commenting on the issue, Armenian Apostolic Church Diocese of Gougark
          Bishop Sebouh Chuljyan Primate said, "The pope is speaking out a
          historical truth. Turkey needs to see the pains and should face the
          genocide," he told the Hurriyet Daily News, adding that the archives
          of the Vatican may be opened to investigate the issue further.

          The director of the Armenian National Committee of South America,
          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.

          Tabakian called the statement "very important since his words
          transcend any state or religion," according to the Armenian weekly
          website.

          Just a moment...
          http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2013/06/turkey-enraged-at-vatican-for-popes-remarks-on-armenian-genocide-.html
          Hayastan or Bust.

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          • #6
            Re: New Pope

            This pope is turning out to be very different. I am hardly religious but i think i like this guy. He is shifting the focus from stupid bs to important things and i bet this will be a good thing for catholics.
            Hayastan or Bust.

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            • #7
              Re: New Pope

              By Marshall D. Moushigian, The Fresno Bee
              [http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/12/06/...devalley.html]

              There is nothing necessarily special or significant about Vatican
              City's recent official recognition of the Armenian genocide.

              More and more governments are looking at the facts of the matter,
              looking at Turkey's untenable denial campaign, looking themselves in
              the mirror and coming to the logical conclusion that not only did a
              genocide take place, and not only has the festering of the
              non-recognition done more harm than good, but that the basic concepts
              of fairness and justice demand it.

              But this recognition is, in fact, both special and significant. Pope
              Francis, prior to becoming Pope, was cardinal of Buenos Aires, and it
              was at that station that he first stated his support for Armenian
              genocide recognition. As a cardinal, he held one of the highest
              offices of one of the largest jurisdictions governed by Vatican City.
              His continued recognition of the genocide, from cardinal through
              papacy, is special when one compares such action to others who have
              eventually reached their professional pinnacle.

              Recent history has shown, here in the United States, that when one is
              a candidate for president, he or she will eagerly say "Armenian
              genocide" to collect desperately needed votes. But once that highest
              office is attained, principles are tossed aside to make room for
              realpolitik - pursuing an expedient political agenda (e.g. cushy
              relations with Turkey) despite the clear lack of moral considerations
              in such a pursuit. President Obama and his immediate predecessor,
              George W. Bush, fall into this sad category. Pope Francis is
              different: He maintained his position despite his elevated status, and
              that is truly the stuff of miracles; one more and he is a saint.

              Vatican City is a country like no other. Its constituency is based
              upon not only geographic citizenship (it has about 800 residents), but
              also religious affiliation, which means that its sphere of influence
              is limitless, and so is its significance. The religion is Christianity
              and, particularly, Catholicism. Catholics make up just over
              one-quarter of Europe's population. Turkey is scratching at Europe's
              door, but has yet to take demonstrable steps toward meeting the EU
              admission guidelines. There are plenty in Europe who would prefer to
              discard those guidelines and see Turkey promptly integrated, simply
              for the profit potential of a trading partner with more than 11
              million residents.

              Europe's Catholics can do themselves, and Europe as a whole, a favor
              by encouraging and ensuring that their respective leaders hold Turkey
              to strict adherence of those requirements (one of which is Armenian
              genocide recognition). Europe's Catholics should also remember the
              last time Turks were scratching at Europe's door, at Vienna in 1683,
              and that the invading Ottoman Turks were repelled from Europe because,
              ultimately, they did not belong, and they were not wanted - but more
              important, all Europeans should remember why.

              Not much has changed in nearly three and a half centuries, and not
              much had changed when 1915 rolled around, when open season was
              declared on every Armenian man, woman and child. Everybody knows what
              happened to the Armenians. The Catholics - all of Europe for that
              matter - must understand that by letting Turkey in, they would be
              letting in a group who thinks that race extermination based on
              ethnicity and Christian faith is acceptable conduct.

              Despite the occasional issues that interrupt the Holy See, Catholics
              can stand confident knowing that they should never have to apologize
              for their leadership recognizing the Armenian genocide. The Turks of
              the waning days of the Ottoman Empire conceived the inconceivable, and
              the Turks of today have the gall to pretend it never even happened.
              Pope Francis stated that "... xxxxxling upon a person's dignity is a
              serious sin." His Holiness also recognizes that an even greater sin is
              allowing the footprints to remain.

              Marshall D. Moushigian: Pope stands tall on Armenian genocide
              http://www.panorama.am/en/society/2013/12/07/Fresno-Bee/
              Marshall D. Moushigian: Pope stands tall on Armenian genocide
              Hayastan or Bust.

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              • #8
                Re: New Pope

                I am loving this pope.

                VATICAN HONORS ARMENIANS, ISSUES STAMPS

                by MassisPost August 14, 2015, 6:05 am

                VATICAN CITY -- The Philatelic and Numismatic Office of the Vatican
                City State announced that it is issuing stamps in honor of St. Gregory
                of Narek and Blessed Ignatius Maloyan, CatholicCulture.org reports.

                The Philatelic and Numismatic Office honors this year two prominent
                figures of the Armenian Church, Blessed Ignatius Maloyan and Saint
                Gregory of Narek, according to Vatican official website.

                2015 marks the centenary of the martyrdom of Blessed Ignatius Maloyan,
                who was Archbishop of Mardin, Turkey, and known for his closeness to
                the faithful of his diocese and alertness to their material, social
                and spiritual needs. He encouraged devotion to the Sacred Heart and
                to the Mother of God in all the parishes. He showed his witness of
                faith in the Risen Christ when he called on his priests to pray and
                remain strong in the faith, given the tragic news and threats against
                the Armenian people in 1915 which deeply marked not only Turkey,
                but all of Europe.

                "I've told you I shall live and die for the sake of my faith and
                religion. I take pride in the Cross of my Lord and God," Maloyan
                told his executioner, who was trying to make him renounce his faith
                in order to save his life.

                In April, 2015, Pope Francis declared Saint Gregory of Narek a Doctor
                of the Church. Gregory of Narek lived most of his life in the monastery
                of Narek, Armenia, where he led an existence marked by great humility
                and charity. He is celebrated as one of the greatest poets of Armenian
                literature. After his death, his tomb immediately became a pilgrimage
                site for the Armenian people.

                Vatican Honors Armenians, Issues Stamps • MassisPost
                http://massispost.com/2015/08/vatican-honors-armenians-issues-stamps/
                VATICAN CITY -- The Philatelic and Numismatic Office of the Vatican City State announced that it is issuing stamps in honor of St. Gregory of Narek and
                Hayastan or Bust.

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