Bishops want new EU Constitution to mention God

THE 5% of Europe’s citizens who are atheist must not be allowed to block a reference to God in the new EU Constitution, Catholic Bishops warned yesterday.

The Bishops from the EU members and several from countries applying for EU membership say including God in the new Constitution would help make the Union more democratic and bring it closer to its citizens.

They called on lay people and the clergy in each member state to lobby their national representatives on the Convention on the future of Europe to ensure it acknowledges God.