“As long as the Special Envoy for Religious Freedom and Belief is not appointed, which has been delayed for three years, the European Union will continue to spread the culture of indifference towards those who suffer persecution”
Persecution of religion
Debate on Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez
“The persecution of representatives of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua has been going on for years now. It is time for the European Parliament to take action against the atheist regime’s persecution against religions,” said MEP György Hölvényi during Wednesday evening’s plenary debate on the ongoing events in the Central American country.
The divided European left against normality
Today, the European Parliament’s plenary adopted a report which, after many years, could have taken a strong action in defence of religious minorities suffering persecution. It could have taken. “Instead, the ideological ‘pressure’ of the radicalising European left has undermined the original intention of the report.