Despite European Union guidelines and the work of a special envoy for religious freedom and belief, the state of religious freedom inside and outside of Europe appears to be worsening, not improving. “This phenomenon consists of strong personal prejudices and an understandable fear among journalists and politicians not to present oneself as to ‘sympathize’ with the Church by defending freedom of expression or conscientious objection.”
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Anti-Catholicism among the E.U.’s elites
Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic Herald/CNA
Monday, July 1, 2019