Pontiff reveals phone call from German chancellor over speech referring to Europe as ‘a grandmother’,‘haggard’ and ‘no longer fruitful’Pope Francis has revealed that he received an angry phone call from Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany after he compared Europe to a “barren woman”.
In a speech to the European parliament in November 2014 the pope delivered a withering attack on a “haggard” Europe which he said was “now a grandmother, no longer fruitful and vibrant.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com