Skip to main content

noComment
Pope condemns Holocaust

Pope condemns Holocaust

15/05/09 14:03 CET

world news

| |

The Pope has ended his tour of the Middle East by roundly condeming the Holocaust as a “brutal extermination.”

Earlier the Pontiff had been heavily criticised for not speaking out against the genocide of World War 2 during a recent visit to Israel’s Holocaust memorial . Now this statement should appease his critics: Referring to the memorial visit he said: “Those deeply moving encounters brought back memories of my visit three years ago to the death camp at Auschwitz, where so many Jews —mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, friends — were brutally exterminated under a godless regime that propagated an ideology of anti-Semitism and hatred. “That appalling chapter of history must never be forgotten or denied.” The Pope’s eight day tour of Jordan, Israel and Palestinian territories has been largely judged a success. Palestinians were much pleased with the Pope. He told them almost everything they were hoping to hear – even calling for an independent Palestinian state and lifting the embargo on Gaza.More about: , ,

Copyright © 2012 euronews

| |

Login

Please enter your login details

Join the euronews community

By joining euronews’ community , you can participate to U talk and I talk and subscribe to our newsletters.
Please note: All fields are required