Omission: The school diaries record Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Jewish and Chinese religious festivals as well as 'Europe Day' but not Christmas Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1346850/EU-diaries-miss-Christmas-Easter-list-Muslim-Chinese-Hindu-holidays.html#ixzz1BF65j0C5Sunday, 29 June, 2003, 07:13 GMT 08:13 UK
By Liz Blunt
BBC News
Pope John Paul II has urged the European Union to include a recognition of Europe’s Christian heritage in its first constitution, which is due to be signed next year.
The Pope said EU policy-makers should rediscover their Christian roots.
Pope John Paul II
The Pope’s stance is supported by Italy and Poland
A draft constitution presented to European leaders at their recent summit in Greece referred to the “cultural, religious and humanist inheritance” of Europe, but not to its Christian tradition.
The Pope has issued a lengthy document - a so-called exhortation to the Church in Europe - in which he urges those drawing up the constitution to include a reference to the religious, and in particular the Christian heritage of the continent.
He also wants churches and other religious bodies to have a recognised status as social bodies, arguing that they are far more than merely private entities....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3029456.stm
They failed to mention anything about Christianity in the EU Constitution.