Pope says he angered Merkel with comments on Europe

 Pope says he angered Merkel with comments on Europe Vatican City (AFP) Feb 8, 2016 - Pope Francis has revealed that he received an angry phone call from German Chancellor Angela Merkel after he compared Europe to a "barren woman", in an interview published Monday. In a speech to the European Parliament in November 2014, Pope Francis delivered a withering attack on a "haggard" Europe which he said is "now a 'grandmother', no longer fertile and vibrant." In an interview wi ... more

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