Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni on
Wednesday denied that Pope Francis used the term "genocide"
during a meeting with a delegation of Palestinians with
relatives living in Gaza.
"I am not aware that he used such a word," said Bruni.
"He used the words with which he expressed himself during the
general audience and which in any case represent the terrible
situation being experienced in Gaza," he added.
Bruni's clarification came after members of the Palestinian
delegation claimed that the pope had recognised that the
Palestinian people are undergoing "a genocide".
"There are ten of us and we all heard it," replied the
Palestinians.
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