Dana Rosemary Scallon

Dana Rosemary Scallon: (Regarding the proposition of a completely secularized European Constitution) Christianity has promoted those values which have made European culture universally appreciated. It is necessary once again to defend the Christian heritage, without which it is unthinkable to speak of Europe.

Dana Rosemary Scallon: (Dublin, Ireland, July 24, 2003) Christian tradition, a fact of European history, cannot be denied.

Mrs. Scallon: (Regarding one constitution for a European Superstate deliberately kept vague so the average citizen did not have a say in developing the constitution) From the very beginning, [the Treaty of] Nice was an attempt to establish a political Europe with its own government. But the people weren't told that. The media presented the treaty as necessary for expansion, and the Irish government—who knew it meant a political Europe—didn't state that plainly. The treaty was about reducing our sovereignty and independence. Our constitution protects life and the family. The European constitution will take precedence over our own Irish constitution. There has been no informed political debate.