A control group of delegations tensely debated language on the family that the Holy See introduced yesterday . The amendment consisted of paragraphs from the Habitat Agenda.
European nations hold the family hostage.
Yesterday the secretariat of the meeting sent the Holy See s proposed language to a control group. The delegations argued not only how to change it, but whether to consider it. Every other country agreed with the original paragraph. Sweden asked for the group to bracket the language until it could see other references. Once the amendment is bracketed, the EU can try to force the delegates to choose between keeping any other pro-family wording in the document or keeping the Holy See s amendment.