By Nicolás de Cárdenas
Madrid, Spain, Dec 10, 2024 / 13:30 pm
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) has called on the European Union (EU) to appoint a coordinator for the fight against anti-Christian hatred in the same way it already employs coordinators to combat hate directed against Jews and Muslims.
“The time is mature for the appointment of an EU coordinator on combating anti-Christian hatred in Europe,” said Alessandro Calcagno, an adviser to the bishops on fundamental rights, during his speech at the European Prayer Breakfast held at the European Parliament last week.
“It is not a question of victimism but equal access to tools of protection,”Calcagno said.
COMECE is the body that officially represents the Catholic Church to the EU.
Calcagno explained that the right to freedom of religion, as well as provisions to fight against discrimination on the grounds of religion, should not be seen only through the prism of protecting faith communities that are religious minorities.
“It is necessary to break the ‘majorities vs. minorities’ logic and to promote a vision that sees the protection of religious freedom as a common good that benefits all,” he added.
