“It is natural that the church must voice the truth. And we were happy when the Pope delivered a historic speech in Vatican, saying that a wound must be bandaged to stop bleeding. With the same spirit he talked about the Armenian Genocide here in Armenia. We believe that the Pope’s words will find response in people’s spirits and different peoples, states will come to join the Pope in condemning the Armenian Genocide, as the first crime against the humanity of the 20th century, and by this way preventing similar crimes in the future, which we see in our days against separate peoples”, His Holiness Garegin II said.

Touching upon the Pope’s visit to Armenia, the Catholicos noted that the visit was scheduled back in 2014. It was suggested to hold a joint prayer on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Vatican, then in Etchmiatsin. He delivered a Mass in Vatican’s St. Peter's Basilica and in these days it was possible for the Pope to visit Armenia and raise a joint prayer to God, wishing peace to the whole world.