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Sassounian: Turkey Returned Some Church Effects after Genocide, and We Demand the Rest
This is the amazing tale of the Turkish government, in the 1920’s, handing over to Istanbul’s Armenian Patriarchate some of the church effects looted during the genocide.
According to attorney Loutfig Kouyoumjian’s book, Hay Hamankayin Antsoutartser: 1927-1950 [Armenian Community Happenings: 1927-1950], published in Istanbul in 1950, the Turkish government had turned over to the Armenian Patriarchate 64 large crates full of church effects. Kouyoumjian was a member of the Patriarchate’
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Shame on our clergy! Another title could have been “How the Armenian clergy robs its own people!”. Then they wonder why the younger generation has lost faith. Shame!
I am not worried by the fact that, (may be/probably) our clergy had robbed church valuable effects.I could not help questionning myself about this statement :”the Turkish government had turned over to the Armenian Patriarchate 64 large crates full of church effects” This is quite perplexing. Turkish government had no scrupule to massacre 1.5million armenians, but conscientiously/with great care had turned over 64 large crates full of church effects to the Armenian Patriarchate. This point does not raise a question among you all? Your answer will be highly appreciated.