Now, on this board somewhere, there's a TL featuring a post-WWII Roman Catholic revival. I don't remember the specifics, although I think it might have involved a different Pope who is very charismatic with the youth.
Something like that might be the basis for an EU that's got a Catholic ideological basis--fairly socially conservative but left-wing economically.
The problem is, the Protestant countries are likely to balk even if there's a big overlap between the welfare states they're establishing and Catholic social doctrine.
Something like that might be the basis for an EU that's got a Catholic ideological basis--fairly socially conservative but left-wing economically.
The problem is, the Protestant countries are likely to balk even if there's a big overlap between the welfare states they're establishing and Catholic social doctrine.