Differences in the understanding of human dignity are born from the rejection by EU legislation of the religious element and DIGNITY – FREEDOM the laws of nature, which for Christians are essential sources of human dignity, freedom and human rights. The EU developed – HUMAN RIGHTS them mostly from the state endowment, and relative stability is not attributed to them. In reading the convergences and divergences in the understanding of these three fundamental The Role of the concepts of human dignity, freedom and human rights, a particular difficulty in dialogue with the EU comes from the in the European Integration Process language which we use to express our views. The terms dignity, freedom and human rights mean something completely different This publication contains the transcripts in both the Christian and Union contexts. This discrepancy arose from speeches and discussions during the conference because Christianity derives dignity, freedom and human rights in Krakow on 25-26 September 2015 from the truth, and this is the revealed truth, while the EU has adopted the principle of freedom as its source. [...]

Bp Prof. Tadeusz Pieronek

DIGNITY – FREEDOM HUMAN RIGHTS

The Pontifical University The Robert Schuman The Konrad Adenauer The Group ‘Wokó³ nas’ European People’s Party Commission of John Paul II Foundation Foundation of the European People's Party Publishing House of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union Gliwice 2016

‘Wokó³ nas’ Publishing House DIGNITY – FREEDOM – HUMAN RIGHTS

The Role of the Catholic Church in the European Integration Process

This publication contains the transcripts from speeches and discussions during the conference in Krakow on 25-26 September 2015

Welcome and Opening

Introduction Speeches to the Working Groups

Summary of the Working Groups

– Existential Value, Personal Value or Legal Category

– The Limits of Freedom or Freedom Without Borders

– Sources and Scope in the Christian and the European Union Approach

Special Session

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Conclusion of the Conference

Speakers

At previous conferences our guests were Archbishop Celestino Migliore Archbishop Józef Życiński Apostolic Nuncio Metropolitan of Lublin to the United Nations in New York

Franz Fischler Jaś Gawroński Rev. Prof. Andrzej Szostek Archbishop Józef Kowalczyk Member of the European Member of the European Rector of the Catholic Apostolic Nuncio to Commission for Agriculture Parliament from Italy University of Lublin

Cardinal Attilio Nicora Stephen Biller Prof. Danuta Hübner Dr Piotr Nowina-Konopka Italian Bishops’ European Parliament, Minister for European Rector of the Natolin Conference advisor to EPP Affairs in the Polish European Centre Government

Prof. Wojciech Świątkiewicz Zbigniew Sulewski Rev. Noël Treanor Tadeusz Mazowiecki Vice-Rector of the University Economist from Secretary General of the Former Prime Minster of Silesia the Adam Smith Centre Commission of the of the Republic of Poland Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) Prof. Dr Hans-Gert Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran Prof. Norman Davies Prof. Hanna Pöttering Secretary for Relations with publicist and historian Gronkiewicz-Waltz Chairman of the EPP-ED States of the Vice-President of the Group in the European European Bank Parliament for Reconstruction and Development

Horst Langes Ursula Stenzel Jan Truszczyński Prof. Aniela Dylus Honorary President Member of the European Chief negotiator Cardinal Stefan of the Robert Schuman Parliament from Austria of Poland’s membership Wyszyński University Foundation in the EU in Warszawa in Luxemburg

Dr Jan Kułakowski Rev. Prof. Remigiusz Prof. Rocco Buttiglione Prof. Władysław Former Plenipotentiary Sobański Minister for European Bartoszewski of the Republic of Church Concordat Affairs in the Italian Former Minister Poland, Poland’s chief Commission government of Foreign Affairs negotiator for EU of the Republic accession of Poland

Cardinal Audrys Elmar Brok Aleksander Kwaśniewski Prof. Bronisław Juozas Bačkis Member of the European President of the Republic of Geremek Metropolitan of Vilnius Parliament from Poland Former Minister Germany of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland Cardinal Angelo Scola Prof. Hanna Suchocka Peter Liese Prof. Leszek Balcerowicz Patriarch of Venice Ambassador of the Member of the European President of the National Republic of Poland Parliament from Bank of Poland to the Holy See Germany

Archbishop Paul Gallagher Jacek Saryusz-Wolski Cardinal Paul Poupard Prof. Irena Lipowicz Apostolic Nuncio Vice-President of the President of the Pontifical Ambassador of the to Burundi European Parliament Council for Culture Republic of Poland to Austria

Carl Anderson Bishop Josef Homeyer Jan Rokita Marek Grela Supreme Knight of the President of the Commission of Deputy to the Polish Ambassador of the Knights of Columbus, the Bishops’ Conferences of Parliament Republic of Poland USA the European Community to the EU (COMECE)

Dr Andrzej Olechowski Pier-Ferdinando Casini Bishop Franjo Komarica Jerzy Swatoń Former Minister of Foreign President of the Italian Bishop of Banja Luka Minister of Environmental Affairs of the Republic Chamber of Deputies Protection of the Republic of Poland of Poland Ireneusz Jabłoński Henryka Bochniarz Prof. Jacques Santer Włodzimierz Economist from the President of the Polish Member of the European Cimoszewicz Adam Smith Centre Federation of Private Parliament, President Minister of Foreign Employers of the Robert Schuman Affairs of the Republic Foundation in Luxemburg of Poland

Adam Michnik Prof. Józef Pacyna Rev. Prof. Jan Dyduch Prof. Editor-in-chief Director of the European Rector of the Pontifical Member of the European of Gazeta Wyborcza scale Centre for Academy of Theology Parliament from Poland Ecological Economics in Crakow at NILU (Norway)

Dr Helmut Kohl Cardinal Walter Kasper Archbishop Tadeusz General Mieczysław Former Chancellor President of the Pontifical Kondrusiewicz Bieniek of the Federal Republic Council Metropolitan of Moscow, Commander-in-chief of Germany for Promoting Christian President of the Bishops’ of the Multinational Unity Conference of the Division in Iraq Russian Federation

Prof. Bernhard Vogel Cardinal Marian Jaworski Cardinal Dr Stanisław Prof. Hans J. Meyer President of the Konrad Roman Catholic Dziwisz President of the Central Adenauer Foundation, Metropolitan of Lvov Metropolitan of Krakow Committee of German former President of Catholics Thuringia Fr Dr Adam Wąs SVD Dr Andrzej Ananicz Cardinal Franciszek Fr Prof. Emilio Platti OP Arab Philologist, Centre Former Ambassador Macharski Expert on dialogue with for Cultural and Religious of the Republic Metropolitan of Krakow Islam, Leuven University Dialogue in Pieniężno of Poland to Turkey

Dr Jan Olbrycht Dr Naika Foroutan Krzysztof Bobiński Prof. Stefan Meller Member of the European Lecturer at the University Publicist, expert of the Diplomat, former Parliament from Poland in Göttingen Polish Institute Minister of Foreign of International Affairs Affairs of the Republic of Poland, University of Warsaw

Prof. Alfred Grosser Alojz Peterle Rev. Prof. Piotr Archbishop Prof. The Sorbonne, publicist Member of the European Mazurkiewicz Alfons Nossol and political scientist Parliament from Slovenia Cardinal Stefan Bishop of Opole Wyszyński University in Warsaw

Archbishop Giovanni Dr Jacek Cichocki Jürgen Wahl Fr Dr Hans Langendorfer Lajolo Centre for Eastern Journalist and publicist SJ Secretary for the Holy Research Secretary-General of the See’s Relations with German Bishops’ States Conference Roman Graczyk Maria Martens Dr Jan Tombiński Michael Gahler Journalist and publicist Member of the European Ambassador of the Member of the European of Tygodnik Powszechny Parliament from the Republic of Poland Parliament from Germany Netherlands to the EU

Cardinal José da Cruz Vincuk Viachorka Dr Christoph Böhr Dr Jarosław Gowin Policarpo President of the Vice-President of the CDU Senator of the Republic Patriarch of Lisbon Belarusian National Front of Poland, Rector of the Tischner European University in Krakow

Tomasz Lis Dieter Althaus Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone SDB Bogusław Sonik Journalist and publicist President of Thuringia Secretary of State Member of the European of the Holy See Parliament

Ewa Czaczkowska Archbishop Emanuel Jaime Mayor Oreja Dr Mariusz Siwoń Editor, publicist Orthodox Metropolitan Vice-Chairman of EPP-ED UN expert on Kosovo of Rzeczpospolita of France Group in the European Parliament Paweł Kowal Dr Norbert Lammert Prof. Lech Kaczyński Othmar Karas Former Deputy Minister President of the Bundestag President of the Republic Vice-Chairman of EPP-ED of Foreign Affairs of the of Poland Group in the European Republic of Poland Parliament

Archbishop Diarmuid Alexander Milinkevich Stephan Raabe Michał Góra Martin Leader of the Belarus Director of the Konrad Journalist Primate of Ireland, opposition Adenauer Foundation Metropolitan of Dublin in Poland

Dr Jerzy M. Nowak Marcin Przeciszewski Prof. Michał Serweryński Karl G. Wellman Former Ambassador President of the Catholic Former Minister of Science Member of the Bundestag of the Republic of Poland Information Agency and Higher Education to NATO of the Republic of Poland

Andrzej Sadowski Semiha Borovac Marek Zając Marek Orzechowski Adam Smith Centre Mayor of Sarajevo Journalist and publicist Journalist of Polskapresse Bronisław Komorowski Cardinal Angelo Sodano Archbishop Cardinal Péter Erdö Speaker of the Polish Dean of the College Archbishop of Munich and Primate of Hungary Sejm of Cardinals Freising

Dr Stephan Eisel Lasha Zhivania Jan Figel Member of the German First Deputy Prime Minister Chairman of the Commissioner of the Bundestag of the Republic of Poland Parliamentary Committee European Union for Foreign Affairs responsible for Education, Training, Culture and Youth

Michel Edde Andrzej Grzyb Dr Janusz Lewandowski Mikołaj Dowgielewicz Former Minister Chairman of the Sejm Member of the European Secretary of State in the of Culture and Committee for European Parliament, EPP (Christian Office of the Committee Higher Education Union Affairs Democrats) for European Integration in Lebanese government

Donald Tusk Lech Wałęsa Prof. Gerald Pillay Fr Dr Bernhard Felmberg Prime Minister Former President Vice-Chancellor and Plenipotentiary of the Council of the Republic of Poland of the Republic of Poland Rector of the Liverpool of the Evangelical Church to Hope University the German Government and the European Union Prof. Krzysztof Rybiński Dr Werner Langen Prof. Franciszek Ziejka Fr Adam Boniecki Ernst&Young, former Vice- Member of the European Former rector of the Editor-in-chief of the -President of the National Parliament, EPP (Christian Tygodnik Powszechny Bank of Poland Democrats)

Prof. Georg Milbradt Prof. Jan Miodek Fr Paul Tighe Bogdan Zdrojewski Former Minister-President Director of the Polish Secretary of the President Minister of Culture of the Free State of Saxony Philology Institute, the of the Pontifical Council and National Heritage University of Wrocław for Social Communications of the Republic of Poland

Dr Michl Ebner Prof. Stanisław Rodziński Günter Verheugen Fr Prof. Dr Władysław Zuziak Member of the European Former rector Vice President of the Rector of the Pontifical Parliament, EPP (Christian of the Academy of Fine Art European Commission, University of John Paul II Democrats) in Krakow Commissioner of the European in Krakow Union responsible for Enterprise and Industry

Dr Andrzej Grajewski Dr Maria Flachsbarth Abp Dominik Duka OP Fr Prof. Dr Tomáš Halik Journalist of the Member of the Bundestag Archbishop of Prague Charles University Gość Niedzielny and Primate of the Czech in Prague Republic Ria Ooman-Ruijten Dr Filip Kaczmarek Róża Thun Jean-Claude Juncker Member of the European Member of the European Member of the European Prime Minister Parliament, EPP (Christian Parliament, EPP (Christian Parliament, EPP (Christian of the Luxemburg Democrats) Democrats) Democrats)

György Hölvényi Katarzyna Wiśniewska Jochannes Zeller Christian Wulff Secretary General Journalist of the Member of the European President of the Federal of the Robert Schuman Gazeta Wyborcza Parliament, EPP (Christian Republic of Germany Foundation in Luxemburg Democrats)

John Dalli Laszlo Szaszfalvi Christine Lieberknecht Prof. Joaquin Navarro-Valls EU Commissioner State Secretary for Prime Minister Former Director of the for Health and Consumer Church and Minority of the State Thuringia Vatican Press Office Policy Affairs and Social Relations in Hungary

Roland Freudenstein Fr Kazimierz Sowa Fr Prelate Dr Ettore Tunne Kelam Deputy director of CES, Journalist, publicist Balestrero Member of the European Former director of the and director of Religia.tv Undersecretary of State Parliament, Estonia Conrad Adenauer of the Holy See for Foundation in Poland Relations with States Dr Stefan Vesper Konrad Szymański Bishop Dr Piotr Jarecki Dr Wojciech Olejniczak Secretary General of the Member of the European Vice Chairman Member of the European Central Committee Parliament, European of COMECE Parliament, Socialists & of German Catholics Conservatives and Democrats Reformists Group, Poland

Jarosław Makowski Tomasz Arabski Prof. Libero Gerosa Krzysztof Zanussi Director of the Civic chairman of the Standing professor of canon law, film and TV director Institute Committee of the Council doctor of theology of Ministers in Poland

Romana De Gasperi Klaus Otto Skibowski Archbishop Jean-Claude Zbigniew Derdziuk Alcide de Gasperi journalist and writer, Hollerich president of the Social Foundation in former adviser to Archbishop of Luksemburg Insurance Institution [ZUS] Chancellor of Germany Konrad Adenauer

Maciej Gajek Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz Dr Christian Schmitz Zbigniew Nosowski journalist and press and TV Archbishop of Warsaw director of the Konrad journalist, columnist, publicist Adenauer Foundation in Catholic activist, Poland editor-in-chief of Więzi José Ramos Ascensăo Jacek Protasiewicz Fr Carlos Simon Vazquez Bishop Tadeusz Szurman

Father Maksim Obuchow Archbishop Henryk Hoser Prof. Marguerite Peeters Monika Sieradzka

Prof. Inga Iwasiów Prof. Pierpaolo Donati François Biltgen Andrzej Godlewski

Abp Dr Francesco Flaminia Giovanelli Dr Cezary Kościelniak Fr Dr Leszek Gęsiak SJ Montenegro Fr Ziad Hilal SJ Fr Dr Maciej Zięba OP Prof. Paweł H. Dembinski Przemysław Radwan- -Rohrenschef

Pascal Lejeune Fr. Jacek Stryczek Marcin Żyła Katarzyna Tracz

Artur Sporniak Prof. Adam Daniel Rotfeld Fr Dr Florian Kolfhaus Fr Dr Patrick Daly

Jos J.A.M. van Gennip Piotr Chęciński Fr Prof. Wojciech Zyzak Bishop Dr Janusz Stepnowski Dr Rafał Trzaskowski Cardinal Béchara Boutros Prof. Andrzej Zoll Dr Dominika Kozłowska Rai

PhD., MD Anna Záborská Prof. Thomas Brose Prof. Samir Khalil Samir SJ Prof. Balázs Schanda

Rónán Mullen Oksana Yurynets Dr Patrycja Sasnal Archbishop Ivan Zoria

Jacek Stawiski Differences in the understanding of human dignity are born from the rejection by EU legislation of the religious element and DIGNITY – FREEDOM the laws of nature, which for Christians are essential sources of human dignity, freedom and human rights. The EU developed – HUMAN RIGHTS them mostly from the state endowment, and relative stability is not attributed to them. In reading the convergences and divergences in the understanding of these three fundamental The Role of the Catholic Church concepts of human dignity, freedom and human rights, a particular difficulty in dialogue with the EU comes from the in the European Integration Process language which we use to express our views. The terms dignity, freedom and human rights mean something completely different This publication contains the transcripts in both the Christian and Union contexts. This discrepancy arose from speeches and discussions during the conference because Christianity derives dignity, freedom and human rights in Krakow on 25-26 September 2015 from the truth, and this is the revealed truth, while the EU has adopted the principle of freedom as its source. [...]

Bp Prof. Tadeusz Pieronek

DIGNITY – FREEDOM HUMAN RIGHTS

The Pontifical University The Robert Schuman The Konrad Adenauer The Group ‘Wokó³ nas’ European People’s Party Commission of John Paul II Foundation Foundation of the European People's Party Publishing House of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union Gliwice 2016

‘Wokó³ nas’ Publishing House