Posted on 04/23/2015 9:18:48 AM PDT by marshmallow
BEIRUT: Turkey must apologize for the Armenian genocide, Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai told reporters Tuesday from the Beirut airport before traveling to Yervan for a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the mass killings.
"The ceremony which will be held [on April 24] in Armenia serves to sanctify the martyrs [of the genocide],” Rai said.
“We pray for all the martyrs who were killed, whether they were Armenians, Assyrians or Syriac who were present in this large disaster.”
When asked whether those responsible for the massacre should apologize to the Armenian people, the patriarch replied by saying that an apology has been the constant demand of the Armenian, Assyrian and Syriac people.
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Turkey should apologize for not wiping out the Kardashian clan when they had the chance.
I can't stand this sort of stuff. Must one generation apologize for the sins of some past generation? Must today's Italians apologize for the sins of the Roman Empire?
But there is one thing that needs to be said. Events need to be acknowledged. That's a bit different from an apology, but important nevertheless.
The towelheads said they wouldn’t.
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