Posts Tagged ‘Herman Van Rompuy’

Former Belgian prime minister says Vatican’s authority long past

Thursday, August 17th, 2017

The former Belgian prime minister, Herman Van Rompuy, has tweeted his rejection of Pope Francis’ authority to ban euthanasia, and says the time when Rome had the final say is “long past.” Van Rompuy, who was prime minister from 2009 to 2014 and is also the first President of the European Council, was responding to Pope Read more