Europe's Christian Roots and their Denial

Abstract

Over recent years in Europe a vast debate has taken place in the media and in politics about the opportunity to mention Christian roots among the building elements in the European Constitution’s preamble. Although this reference would not imply any obligation to the European Countries and would refer to an undisputed historical fact, thanks to France’s intervention the proposal was rejected. This refusal has not been understood by the european public opinion which was caught unprepared in front of the negation of a unitary historical fact that has always represented the common base for feeling european. So was missed the opportunity to give an historical and recognised basis to the European Community which appears more and more as an agglomerate of states without a soul.