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15 May 2013
The General Secretary of the Commission of European Bishops' Conferences (Comece) this week said he "broadly agreed" with the Archbishop of Toledo, who called for a change of direction in the Spanish economy to avoid a collapse of the political system. "The situation in Europe has become deeply worrying," Fr Patrick Daly told The Tablet. "There are some huge tensions in the European Union family now."
Archbishop Braulio Rodriguez had told The Telegraph: "Unemployment has reached tremendous levels and austerity cuts don't seem to be producing results. There is deep unease across the whole society, and it is not just in Spain. We have to give people some hope or this is going to foment conflict and mutual hatred."
However, Fr Daly emphasised that Comece remains deeply committed to Europe and does not take a position on whether any particular country would be better off outside the euro.
Above: Men in Valencia receive hand-outs of soup. According to Caritas Spain 22 per cent of Spanish households are living in poverty. Photo: CNS/Heino Kalis, Reuters
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