CNN CNN Special Program April 12, 2015 23:23:00
There would be blow back from the turks, and i think he felt that on this occasion when you had the leadership of both the catholic and orthodox churches from armenia in attendance in the ceremony in the vatican, when you have the country's entire political class there and at a time when anti-christian persecution is a source of growing concern around the world and let's not forget the vast majority of armenians who died a century ago were christians and on this occasion, frankly, the pope felt he simply couldn't blink. i expect he's going to find ways to try to make it clear to turkey that he...
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