It is still unlikely that political leaders will speak out and state the truth [about the Armenian Genocide] for fear of Turkey's recrimination, Raymond Flynn, the former Mayor of Boston and former US ambassador to the Vatican writes in his article. 

“The Turkish government, led mostly by the military for years, has historically denied these crimes against humanity repeatedly. Immediately after Pope Francis's comments, the Turkish government took the dramatic step and summoned its ambassador to the Holy See back to Ankara. This means, of course, that these two sovereign countries no longer enjoy full formal diplomatic relations. The Turkish government has been putting pressure on President Obama not to mention the "G word" when discussing the horrendous events and atrocities against Armenians by the Turks,” Flynn writes.

According to him many American Armenians only want to hear apologies from the Turkish government. “When I was contacted by an international media source about the significance of the ceremony I said, “I hope that the candidates for U.S. president in 2016, both Republican and Democratic, will be asked by American journalists to answer the following questions: 'Do you believe the atrocities against Christian Armenians 100 years ago were an act of genocide? Crimes against humanity? Do you agree with the pope, the Armenian patriarch and millions of Americans?” 

According to Flynn, the pope's historic comments at St. Peter's Basilica will spark a diplomatic conflict with the Turkish government, but not so much with the Turkish people. “We know many Turkish as well as Armenian citizens in the Boston area. They are decent, honest and hardworking people who believe in the values of justice and human rights. I am certain they will learn that Americans believe in truth and justice, whether it was crimes against people because of their race, nationality or religion. Sometimes I ask myself; is it our political leaders who are callous and insensitive, or is it ourselves?” the author of the article concludes.