Pope: Enlarged EU Needs Christianity

World | May 2, 2004, Sunday // 00:00
Pope: Enlarged EU Needs Christianity Pope John Paul welcomed the 10 new nations of the European Union but said the bloc could only face the challenges of the 21st century if it defended its Christian roots. Photo by AFP

Pope John Paul welcomed the 10 new nations of the European Union but said the bloc could only face the challenges of the 21st century if it defended its Christian roots. The pope, whose native country, Poland, is one of the new countries in the 25-strong EU, told a packed St Peter's Square Europe's identity would be "incomprehensible" without Christianity. He has repeatedly called for bloc to enshrine Christianity in its constitution, but this has been resisted by secular politicians.

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