Tensions between Eastern, Western European bishops at Slovakia gathering? (CWN)

At the press conference marking the conclusion of the 3rd European Social Days in Bratislava, Slovakia, the statements made by the presidents of COMECE (Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union) and the CCEE (Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe) suggested tensions between bishops from Western Europe and Eastern Europe, with the latter emphasizing that Catholic social action needs to be grounded in Catholic identity.