EU heads of state and government are planning to meet with Pope Francis in Rome on March 24, ahead of a summit to discuss what the EU would look like after Brexit.
The Summit marks the 60th anniversary of the Rome Treaties, which was the beginning of the EU in the first place. EU leaders will hold their summit in Rome on 25 March with the hope of creating a new positive vision for the Union, which is faced with multiple crises.
Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat mentioned on Monday (27 February) a possible meeting with the Pope, which in his words would “provide leadership that politicians miss” in the context of the historic date of the Rome anniversary.
“I do think he [Pope Francis] is the ultimate world leader that within the circumstances has the skills and the vision to say things that transcend the obvious and banalities we all say in politics,” said Joseph Muscat the Prime Minister of Malta. With a smile, he added, “this comes from a Socialist.”
Muscat thinks the pope, which in his words would “provide leadership that politicians miss.”
Yves Bertoncini, director of the Jacques Delors Institute said amazingly, that after Barack Obama left office, Pope Francis was the only moral authority to provide guidance to EU leaders.
Pope Francis addressed the European Parliament in November 2014 urging Europe to create jobs and not allow the bureaucracy of its institutions to suffocate the ideals that once made it vibrant.
Pope Francis was awarded the Charlemagne Prize on 6 May 2016. The prize is awarded to people who are seen to have furthered the cause of European unification.
“All the world wondered after…” Revelation 13:3.