▁II . ▁The ▁Pope ▁spoke ▁about ▁the ▁Christian ▁faith ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁people ▁and ▁how ▁Armen ia ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁nation ▁to ▁accept ▁Christian ity ▁as ▁its ▁official ▁religion , ▁even ▁while ▁per sec utions ▁under ▁Emperor ▁Dioc let ian ▁were ▁pre val ent ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire . ▁The ▁Pope ▁also ▁gave ▁thanks ▁for ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Apost ol ic ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁steps ▁they ▁have ▁taken ▁" for ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁coming ▁to ▁share ▁fully ▁in ▁the ▁E uchar istic ▁ban quet ." ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Pope ▁met ▁with ▁Co ptic ▁b ish ops ▁at ▁the ▁V at ican ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁violence ▁against ▁and ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁Christians ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁ ▁Ang lic an ism ▁Gregory ▁Ven ables , ▁Ang lic an ▁bishop ▁of ▁Argentina ▁and ▁former ▁prim ate ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁C one ▁of ▁America , ▁said ▁that ▁Card inal ▁Berg og lio ▁had ▁told ▁him ▁very ▁clearly ▁that ▁the ▁personal ▁ordin ari ates ▁established ▁within ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁for ▁groups ▁of ▁former ▁Ang lic ans ▁was ▁" qu ite ▁unnecessary " ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁needed ▁Ang lic ans ▁as ▁Ang lic ans . ▁A ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁the ▁ordin ari ates ▁said ▁the ▁words ▁were ▁those ▁of ▁Ven ables , ▁not ▁the ▁Pope . ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁met ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁arch bishop ▁of ▁Can ter bury , ▁Justin