Christianity Today's contemporary report on Pope Francis's 28 July 2014 visit to the Evangelical Church of Reconciliation in Caserta, Italy, a Pentecostal congregation. Records that Francis, addressing about 350 worshippers, apologized for the Catholic Church's role in the persecution of Pentecostals under Italy's Fascist government, quoting his words that among those who persecuted and denounced Pentecostals, almost as if they were people trying to ruin the race, there were also Catholics. States that Italian evangelicals welcomed the gesture while remaining cautious about how far the outreach would extend.
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AuthorSarah Eekhoff Zylstra
PublisherChristianity Today
Publication Year2014
URLhttp://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2014/july/pope-francis-apologizes-for-pentecostal-persecution-italy.html
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Reliability Tier2
An established evangelical news outlet's contemporary report on a public papal visit, tier 2 for a primary account naming the date, location and the pope's own words, corroborated independently by the Christian Post account below. NotesUsed for the exact 28 July 2014 date, the Caserta location and congregation, the approximate attendance, and the pope's quoted apology.
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This source names Francis directly: "Today's contemporary report on Pope Francis's 28 July 2014 visit to the Evangelical Church of Reconciliation in Caserta, Italy, a Pentecostal congregation."
Source Pope Francis Apologizes for Persecution of Pentecostals (Christianity Today)Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
This source names Italy directly: "Church of Reconciliation in Caserta, Italy, a Pentecostal congregation."
Source Pope Francis Apologizes for Persecution of Pentecostals (Christianity Today)Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
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This source backs 23 claims across the atlas. As facts: 15 well-attested. As cited relationships: 5 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds.
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