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And they make fun of America and religion

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And they make fun of America and religion
: The Vatican complains that the proposed EU constitution isn’t Christian enough.

But the Vatican spokesman said he wanted the next version to include a specific mention of Christianity.

“Members of this Convention have already suggested the inclusion of this element, this explicit mention of Christianity in future versions of the draft,” Joaquin Navarro-Valls told Vatican Radio.

Whew. That’s scary.

When the proposed constitution was released, I harped on it for, among other things, mentioning the word “church” and not “synagogue” or “mosque” — a problem on a continent that created the Holocaust and today fosters anti-Muslim violency aplenty.

Now the Vatican would make Christianity the official religion of an entire continent. Well, good fathers, there are still Jews in Europe, despite the best efforts of the Nazis. And there are Muslims moving in, despite the best efforts of neoNazis. And huge numbers of the citizenry of the new EU are, as we say, “unchurched.”

I’d say you’re about 10 centuries late. [via Ibidem]

6 responses to “And they make fun of America and religion”

  1. Christopher Johnson Avatar
    Christopher Johnson

    The Vatican doesn’t want to make Christianity the official religion of Europe. It only wants that constitution of theirs to mention Europe’s Christian heritage which is undeniable. But it is kind of a funny idea considering that the Church basically conceded Europe to the secularists almost two centuries ago and that not all that many Europeans have even seen the inside of a church.

  2. Jeff Jarvis Avatar
    Jeff Jarvis

    Same difference. You talk about Europe’s “Christian heritage,” you deny Europe’s Jewish heritage and its Muslim heritage. It’s bigotry by any measure. For shame, Pope.

  3. Jackie D Avatar
    Jackie D

    The EU constitution is a shambles from start to finish. The risk that Britain might end up being ruled by it is one of the reasons I’m hanging on to my American citizenship for dear life.

  4. jurjen Avatar
    jurjen

    I think I speak on behalf of most of Protestant and agnostic/atheist Europe when I say that the day the Vatican qualifies for EU membership (and gets it) is the day the Vatican gets to influence the EU Constitution. Until that time, the Pontiff can keep his theocratic nose out of organisations he doesn’t pay dues to.

  5. Andy Freeman Avatar
    Andy Freeman

    The current draft EU constitution gives the Euros a chance to retire the “worst governing document” trophy.
    The Pope’s is in the “every little bit helps” category.

  6. Diana Avatar
    Diana

    Actually, Europe’s heritage is pagan.
    Christianity is an implant from the Middle East.