The European Commission has prepared a document on the equivalentness of religious groups and the expansion of the rights of sex minorities

The governments of Malta, Italy, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic expressed their disagreement with the directive to combat discrimination - a document that is currently being prepared in the European Commission.

The directive suggests, in particular, the ban on an unequal attitude to sexual minorities, and also recognizes the equivalent of all religious groups, Interfax reports with reference to the British newspaper Sunday Times .

Previously, this document caused discontent from the Catholic Church, which regarded it as a new “instrument of suppression” of religion.

In particular, the Catholic bishops of Britain said that if the directive was adopted, the church would even deprive the right to insist that the participants in church events behave in accordance with the Christian teaching.

The EU hoped to approve the directive by the end of 2009, however, the disagreement of the church and a number of states that took up the procedural position will most likely entail a revision of this document, the publication notes.

To approve the directive, the consent of all countries of the European Union is necessary.