Pope says society to fail without Christian conscience

[b]Pope says society to fail without Christian conscience[/b]

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, speaking as the European Union marked its 50th anniversary without a mention of its religious heritage, said a society that lacks a Christian conscience will end up failing.

The Pope's comments came a day after he lambasted the European Union for not mentioning God and Europe's Christian roots in declarations marking its founding.

"A society in which the Christian conscience does not live anymore loses direction, does not know anymore where to go, ends up empty and bankrupt," the Pope told parish elders on Sunday. ...

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"A society in which the Christian conscience does not live anymore loses direction, does not know anymore where to go, ends up empty and bankrupt,"