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Pope mistakenly quotes Putin instead of Merkel on Afghanistan

By DW
02 September 2021   |   11:54 am
Pope Francis cited Angela Merkel's greatness before echoing her feelings about the situation in Afghanistan. However, it was Vladimir Putin, not the German chancellor, that the pope was parroting.

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