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
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.
US embassy cables: Vatican softens towards Turkish EU bid
Thursday, 07 December 2006, 17:58
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US embassy cables: Future pope objects to EU membership for Muslim Turkey
from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk
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