STATEMENTS BY THE LATIN PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM AGAINST DENIAL REGARDING THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

According to the news agency Fides a delegation of bishops and priests
of different churches of Jerusalem visited on January 21 visit to the
headquarters of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem to present to
the Patriarch Manoogian Narhoun wishes for Christmas and the beginning
of 2015, which will see the commemoration of the centenary of the
Armenian Genocide. In Jerusalem, the Armenians celebrate Christmas
and Baptism of Our Lord on 19 January.

In a brief hello, broadcast by the official media of the Latin
Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Fouad
Twal, stressed the importance of the event that Armenians are
preparing to commemorate worldwide . “Turkey – said among other
Patriarch – considers the Armenian genocide as a pure figment of
the imagination. Some nations have had the courage and conviction,
to recognize and condemn the genocide. However, this massive denial
lasted too long. It must be defeated by the truth. ”

Friday, January 23, 2015, Stephane © armenews.com