European Churches Push for EU 'God Clause'

European church leaders have revived efforts to include a “God clause” in the EU constitution after Germany sought to reignite the current drafting process.

Leaders from Catholic and Protestant churches, particularly in Germany, are appealing to German Chancellor Angela Merkel to use Berlin’s six-month EU presidency to speak in favor of a reference to God in the EU constitution, Reuters reported.

Last year, Merkel expressed her support for the “God clause” following her visit in August to Pope Benedict XVI.

“[W]e need a European identity in the form of a constitutional treaty and I think it should be connected to Christianity and God, as Christianity has forged Europe in a decisive way," she said.

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