Omission of Christianity from EU text ‘unjust’

POPE John Paul II yesterday told European Christian Democratic politicians it would be “unjust” not to explicitly mention Europe’s Christian heritage in the EU constitution.

The Pope made his latest appeal in an audience with members of a foundation for the Co-operation of Christian Democrats in Europe.

The Pope said many of them were from countries about to join an enlarged EU, including former Soviet bloc states, “countries for which Christianity often provided decisive assistance on the path towards freedom”.