Saturday, December 11, 2010

WikiLeaks cables: Pope wanted Muslim Turkey kept out of EU

Vatican diplomats also lobbied against Venezuela's Hugo Chávez and wanted 'Christian roots' enshrined in EU constitution

Pope Benedict XVI received by Turkish prime minister in Ankara in 2006

The pope is responsible for the Vatican's growing hostility towards Turkey joining the EU, previously secret cables sent from the US embassy to the Holy See in Rome claim.
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  1. Écrasez l'infame! (Voltaire)<span></span>

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