Pope Francis condemns Turkish 'genocide' of Armenians in WWI

Rome: Pope Francis waded into turbulent geopolitical waters once again during his first visit to Armenia when he made an unscripted remark referring to the World War I-era massacre of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks as a genocide. The prepared text of his speech did not include the politically contentious word, which generally draws furious reactions from Turkey. Instead, the text opted for the more veiled Armenian expression "metz yeghern", which translates as the "great evil". But in keeping with his penchant for blunt talk, the pontiff said on Friday that...