” “”It is a commendable thing that the Government of the United Kingdom granted the right to the free flow of labour from the 8 new EU countries. However, it has not taken care of assisting them or setting up plans to make these workers familiar with the British lifestyle. The consequence is that many of them end up living in poverty or on the streets”. This has been denounced by Patrick O’Donoghue, Bishop of Lancaster and President of the Office for Refugees and Migratory Policies of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales. The Bishop, who over the last few days met a delegation of the Polish-British Mission for Employment in the United Kingdom, expressed the wish that the British Government, "along with the Polish Government, will at least provide extra resources to the organisations that assist the homeless”. “Much has been done by the Catholic Church of England and Wales in support of the Polish community, which in turn, since after the Second World War, has offered an extraordinary contribution to the enrichment of our Church”, said O’Donoghue, as he specified that the diocese is covered by over 100 Polish priests and many centres and churches. “But we must do more he insisted and I ask the parishes to offer rooms where the immigrants may meet. In addition, they need our help to find better jobs and to have their rights respected”.” “
