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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8731

22 June 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/constitution/churches
Pope and bishops welcome constitution while regretting absence of reference to Christianity

Brussels, 21/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - The adoption of the European Constitution was welcomed by the Vatican on Saturday through its spokesperson Navarro-Valls, who also welcomed the integration of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the constitutional treaty but regretted the absence to Europe's Christian roots. On Sunday, however, Pope Jean-Paul II, on taking leave of his followers in Saint Peter's Square, declared in Polish, "I thank Poland…which had loyally defended the Christian...

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