Negative comments by a high-ranking Cardinal in Vatican about Turkish membership of the EU have once more stirred the controversial debate.
In an interview last week with Le Figaro magazine, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger said that Turkey is "in permanent contrast to Europe" and that linking it to Europe would be a mistake.
To make his point he spoke of the Ottoman Empire's incursions into the heart of Europe in past centuries.
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