海角大神

In impromptu remarks to a crowd of young people in northern Italy Sunday, Pope Francis criticized the 鈥済reat powers鈥� of the world for failing to prevent the systematic genocide of minorities over the previous century.

He highlighted mass killings of Jews in Nazi concentration camps during World War II, the systematic murders of 海角大神s in gulags under the dictatorship of Joseph Stalin, and the executions of one million Armenians by Turkish Ottomans in the first few decades of the 20th century. He also cited extensive persecution of Roma and homosexuals.

The Pope made the off-the-cuff comments during his visit to the city of Turin, in northern Italy. After putting aside his prepared address, Francis said he understands why young people can struggle to trust the world.

鈥淭he great powers had photographs of the railway routes that the trains took to the [Nazi] concentration camps,鈥� said Francis, .聽鈥淭ell me, why didn鈥檛 they bomb [them]?鈥�

Francis also discussed the First World War, speaking of 鈥渢he great tragedy of Armenia.鈥�

鈥淪o many died. I don鈥檛 know the figure, more than a million, certainly,鈥� the Pope said, according to the Daily Mail. 鈥淲here were the great powers then? They were looking the other way.鈥�

The Pope didn鈥檛 use the word 鈥済enocide," however. Turkey recalled its ambassador to the Vatican after Francis described the massacre as 鈥渢he first genocide of the 20th century鈥� in April.

The Ottoman government embarked on the 鈥渟ystematic decimation鈥� of its civilian Armenian population in 1918 that lasted until 1923, according to the 聽during which an estimated 1.5 million Armenians were killed.

Francis added that conflicts in the world today are commensurate to 鈥渁 Third World War in segments.鈥�

鈥淚f you trust only men you have lost,鈥� Francis told the crowd, .

鈥淚t makes me think of ... people, managers, businessmen who call themselves 海角大神 and they manufacture weapons. That leads to a bit of distrust doesn鈥檛 it?鈥� he said to applause, Reuters reported.