From the time of the French revolution, the Catholic Church has always encouraged relationships between nations that draw them together rather than divide them. It is for this reason that the Church has always been broadly supportive of the European Union, although with reservations.
There will be many Catholics on both sides of the coming referendum.
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Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor is Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster and Cardinal-Priest of St Maria sopra Minerva.
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