News for the week of Pope Francis starting conflict with Turkey

Summary

In Rome, for Sunday mass on April 12, Pope Francis stirs trouble with Turkey. Pope Francis stated that the first genocide of 20th century occurred during World War 1 era when the Ottoman-Turks slaughtered the Armenians. Pope Francis highlighted the word 'genocide' in his speech, trying to prove that what the Ottoman-Turks did was a genocide not just slaughtering. Ottoman-Turks  slaughtering of the Armenians was not usually seen as a genocide but truthfully it was. Pope Francis elucidated on the fact that we overlook what Turkey did during the WW1 era and that if we simply forget what they did then "we are letting the wound bleed without it being bandaged". We have to realize what they have done and learn from it rather then sleep on it. This speech was true and simple, but left a big impact, Leaving Turkey angry with the Pope bringing up Turkey's mistakes from the past and calling there slaughtering a 'genocide'. Pope Francis was trying to stir up a bigger storm by the actual apperance of an armenian president Serzh Sargsyan at the church mass. Turkey was very dissapointed/ angry by these statements, that Turkish officials called Archbishop Antonio Lucibello( Vatican's Ambassador ) to Turkey's capital Ankara, and told him that Turkey's government's dissapointment in the Pope's remarks, that were false and offensive. Pope Francis has started controversy, unknown yet how we will achieve peace again. 

                                            Pope with Armenian's Supreme Patriarch

Response

Although the Pope does make a good point that we should not forget the mass murder the Ottoman-Turks have done, bringing it up this way was to problematic. The Pope has created unnecessary drama with Turkey. I believe peace should always be kept, and that causing conflict between countries is a useless thing to do. I think buy the Pope using the word genocide was a mistake because that’s too extreme a word and his message could have been told but in a less offensive way. I believe the Pope is in the wrong. But, He did achieve what he wanted and that’s for us to not forget what was done. 

                                                                               
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