Posted on 02/08/2009 12:26:21 PM PST by nickcarraway
Per FR Rules, neither USA Today or Deutsche Welle can be posted:
Merkel, pope speak after Holocaust controversy
Chancellor Merkel Tries to Patch Up Differences With Pope Benedict
Merkel should have been slapped down hard, preferably publicly, but at least privately.
I didn’t realize Merkel was such an idiot.
German Princes( or in this case Chancellorettes ) making open, and uninformed, attacks on the Roman pontiff is a time honored tradition.
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