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In this case [the charlemagne prize], i don't say (i was) forced, but convinced by the holy and theological headstrongness of cardinal [walter] kasper, because he was chosen, elected by aachen to convince me. and i said yes, but in the vatican. and i said i offer it for europe, as a co-decoration for europe, a prize so that europe may do what i desired at strasburg; that it may no longer be "grandmother europe" but "mother europe."
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In This Case [the Charlemagne Prize], I

Pope Francis
In this case [the charlemagne prize], i don't say (i was) forced, but convinced by the holy and theological headstrongness of cardinal [walter] kasper, because he was chosen, elected by aachen to convince me. and i said yes, but in the vatican. and i said i offer it for europe, as a co-decoration for europe, a prize so that europe may do what i desired at strasburg; that it may no longer be "grandmother europe" but "mother europe."
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