” “"It takes at least 100 years to build a cathedral; the one for all European has been built in 50 years. I would like to say to the EU leaders that the problems begin just after the building, while the restorations never end". The metaphor of the cathedral was the underlying theme of the conclusions of the second day of the Comece Congress, outlined by the deputy president and archbishop of Dublin, mgr. Diarmuid Martin. "The small cracks that the building of Europe shows went on the archbishop should not be underestimated. We have to cheer up at what has been accomplished, but at the same time we should not neglect the critical points. According to the deputy president of Comece, "the supranational institutions need more effectiveness, transparency and honesty", while "nationwide, our cathedrals must be freed of the flags that represent triumphs behind which often lies massacres of which we should not be proud". Just like the cathedrals "are enlivened by the people that go in them", the "liveliness of Europe is associated with the presence of people who work well together, who can welcome and be caring with everyone".” “
