SCHIFF APPLAUDS POPE, URGES US TO FOLLOW SUIT

Monday, April 13th, 2015

Rep. Adam Schiff

WASHINGTON–Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA), the lead sponsor of the
Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Resolution, on Sunday released
statement applauding Pope Francis for courageously recognizing the
Armenian Genocide.

“Pope Francis has proven himself a remarkable figure in every way, and
his recognition today of the Armenian Genocide was another courageous
milestone in his Papacy. The Pope was exactly right when he said that
‘concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding
without bandaging it.’ I hope that the Pope’s words will inspire our
President and Congress to demonstrate a like commitment to speaking
the truth about the Armenian Genocide and to renounce Turkey’s campaign
of concealment and denial.

“America must speak plainly about the facts of what happened one
hundred years ago, when in the throes of defeat, the Ottoman Empire
murdered one and a half million Armenian men, women and children. With
the centennial of the genocide fast approaching, and with a few
survivors still among us, the time for inexcusable silence has come
to an end.”

The Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Resolution is a bipartisan
resolution calls upon the President to work toward equitable,
constructive, and durable Armenian-Turkish relations based upon the
Republic of Turkey’s full acknowledgement of the facts and ongoing
consequences of the Armenian Genocide. The resolution will also
establish a fair, just, and comprehensive international record of
this crime against humanity.

Later this month on April 22nd, Rep. Schiff will for an entire hour
on the House Floor, he will read the names of a small fraction of the
1.5 million people killed during the Armenian Genocide. Congressman
Schiff invites the descendants of Genocide victims — in his district
and around the nation — to submit the names of family members who were
killed for inclusion in his speech and in the Congressional Record.

Schiff is encouraging the submission of names by using the special
online form.

From: Baghdasarian