Single mothers aren’t very good, says Buttiglione

AN ITALIAN minister nominated for a top job at the European Commission is in trouble for saying single mothers “aren’t very good”, only days after coming under fire for calling homosexuality a sin.

Rocco Buttiglione, Italy’s European Affairs Minister, a Catholic and friend of Pope John Paul II, has been nominated to be the European Union commissioner overseeing civil liberties and justice matters.

A European Parliament committee has concluded Mr Buttiglione is unfit for the job, and the parliament as a whole is to vote later this month on whether to confirm all nominees to the new EU Commission.