'"This is about bringing ideas into the CSU and starting a discussion,"
[Gabriele Pauli] told German television...after she had unleashed a wave
of criticism from other politicians.

Former foe Stoiber said she did not belong in the CSU and European
lawmaker Ingo Freidrich dismissed her views.

"She is diametrically contradicting our Christian, ethical values,"
Freidrich said.

Peter Ramsauer, head of the CSU in Germany's parliament, compared
Pauli's ideas to "the dirt under your fingernails."'

What was Pauli's controversial idea? Seven-year marriages.

I don't know. She made me think...



From an article by Madeline Chambers
Fri Sep 21, 4:00 AM ET
BERLIN (Reuters)