The Commission of EU Bishops Conferences [COMECE] has described as ''diplomatic wavering'' the failure of the EU to agree a joint declaration on religious persecution.
In a statement, COMECE said the failure ''is all the more incomprehensible as innocent lives are being cut short in atrocious attacks against Christians and other minorities all over the world''.
The Commission alleged that the issue of including Christians in the declaration proved the stumbling block in formulating consensus.
''The agreement failed due to internal wrangling among the Ministers over a specific reference to Christians being included as victims of religious persecution,'' it said.
It was anti-Christian attacks which led to the tabling of a motion in the European Parliament in January towards a resolution against persecution.
That motion received widespread support, leading to hopes of a strong statement in keeping with rights enshrined in the EU Treaty and the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
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