Dispute erupts over whether Pope Francis called Gaza situation a 'genocide'
Hindustan TimesA messy dispute broke out on Wednesday over whether Pope Francis used the word "genocide" to describe events in Gaza, with Palestinians who met with him insisting that he did and the Vatican saying he did not. He used terms that he expressed during the general audience and words that in any case represent the terrible situation that is being lived out in Gaza," Bruni's statement said. A photo made available by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis speaking with a family member of Palestinians who are currently living through the war in Gaza at the Vatican on November 22. The Palestinians at their news conference said the pope condemned Hamas' action as terror, with more than one quoting the pope during the meeting as saying "terror should not justify terror".