{"id":1516,"date":"2005-10-06T09:09:32","date_gmt":"2005-10-06T09:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2005\/10\/not-so-fast.html"},"modified":"2005-10-06T09:09:32","modified_gmt":"2005-10-06T09:09:32","slug":"not-so-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2005\/10\/not-so-fast.html","title":{"rendered":"Not so fast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caution on Turkey and the EU from the Curia:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Speaking to the Italian daily La Repubblica<\/em>, the President of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Cardinal Paul Poupard, said a resolution addressing the lack of religious freedom and the discrimination against Christians in Turkey is urgent before a decision can be made about accepting that country into the European Union. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRegarding Turkey\u2019s entry into the EU, it must be seen whether the country\u2019s intentions to resolve its numerous interior problems are real,\u201d the he stated. \u201cThe lack of religious liberty and Christians treated as second-class citizens\u201d were a few of the problems Cardinal Poupard said needed to be addressed. \u201cAll of this for a future EU country is simply absurd,\u201d he maintained.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEach time I have visited Christians in Istanbul and Antioch,\u201d he added, \u201cI have seen the difficulties in which they live and that they lack sometimes even the most basic of human rights.\u201d \u201cIf the negotiated agreement recognizes these rights, then I will be happy but it must be a concrete agreement and not a fa\u00e7ade,\u201d the cardinal warned.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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