Open AccessThe Vatican and the European Union: an understanding on the basis of the establishment of human dignity as a transcendental value
Author(s) -
Petro Yarotskiy
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
ukraïnsʹke relìgìêznavstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-9792
pISSN - 2306-3548
DOI - 10.32420/2015.74-75.566
Subject(s) - dignity , european union , transcendental number , parliament , value (mathematics) , context (archaeology) , political science , holy see , human rights , law , sociology , environmental ethics , history , epistemology , politics , philosophy , international trade , archaeology , machine learning , computer science , business
This article analyzes the problems, raised by Pope Francis in the European institutions, regarding the development of modern Europe, including the European Union and the place and role of person in this process. Attitude to the historical heritage of contemporary Europe and ways of its development takes priority place in contacts and cooperation of the Vatican and Council Conference of European episcopate of the Catholic Church with the European Parliament and the Council of Europe in the context of modern cultural multipolarity of Europe and strengthening human dignity as the transcendent value.