Pope calls Armenian slaughter '1st genocide of 20th century'

During today's Mass Sunday in the Armenian Catholic rite in St. Peter's Basilica honoring the centenary of the Armenian Genocide, Pope Francis said:
'Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding without bandaging it'.

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