Turkey upset with popeTurkey has criticised Pope Francis for using the word "genocide" to describe the mass killing of Armenians under Ottoman rule in World War 1 during a service in Rome, BBC reports. Ankara summoned the Vatican's envoy after the Pope made the comments with Turkey's Foreign Minister describing it as "far from the historical reality".
Turkey has criticised Pope Francis for using the word "genocide" to describe the mass killing of Armenians under Ottoman rule in World War I during a service in Rome, the BBC reports. Ankara summoned the Vatican's envoy after the Pope made the comments, with Turkey's foreign minister describing it as "far from the historical reality".
