Thursday, October 21, 2004
APOLOGIES FROM BUTTIGLIONE
In a letter to the incoming European Commission head, Jose Manuel Barroso, Buttiglione wrote:
"I did not intend in any way to offend the feelings of anybody," he said in the letter to Barroso, who was seeking a compromise with European Union lawmakers to secure their approval for his new Brussels team in a vote due next week.
Buttiglione also said he "deeply regrets the difficulties and the problems that have arisen as a consequence of my hearing". ...
In his letter, Buttoglione offered to give up some of his powers, which would normally be included in his portfolio, specifically those concerning discrimination and sexual harassment.
Apparently apologies for being Catholic are the new obligation since the Pope set a precedent by apologizing for historical Catholicism. Sad.
