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German Politician Merz Selects Papal Encyclical for Beach Read

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Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's Christian Democrats, has reportedly chosen Pope Leo XIII's 1891 encyclical on the condition of the working classes as his beach read. This choice comes as Merz faces historically low popularity ratings in Germany. AI

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German Politician Merz Selects Papal Encyclical for Beach Read

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

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