Personally, I very much regret the fact that Mr Buttiglione would not, or could not, take the opportunity of a second hearing in the Legal Affairs Committee, but he did clearly emphasise to that committee that his religious views were not in fact simply private views but principles that he wanted to guide his political actions.
Personnellement, je regrette profondément que M. Buttiglione n’ait pas voulu, ou n’ait pas pu, saisir l’occasion d’une seconde audition devant la commission des affaires juridiques, mais il a clairement souligné devant cette commission que ses convictions religieuses n’étaient pas en réalité de simples positions d’ordre privé, mais des principes qu’il souhaitait voir guider ses actions politiques.