Most socially conservative country in Europe?

[Bono]

Malta and Poland. In additon to Malta, Poland, Ireland, and portugal having abortion illegal, so have Andorra, Spain, Monaco, San Marino, Leichenstein, and the Vatican made similar laws.

Why would vatican need abortion laws for.

[Bono]

I say Poland, but there is several other fairly socially conservative countries in Europe. Even more conservative than USA.

For example the abortion is illegal at least in Poland, Malta, Portugal and Ireland (excluding cases of rape, incest and saving of mother life) The divorce was illegal few years ago in some countries. (I think that Bono can tell us something about that)

I voted Malta. Divorce is illegal in Malta today, but as for the Portugues situation: in the dictatorship years, it was illegal for Catholics married by the catholic Church to get divorced, but it was ok to everyone else. Then after the revolution, the government broke the concordate with the Vatican unilaterally, and everyone was able to get divorced.

[Bono]

Most of the countries listed (specifically Poland, Portugal and Ireland) are very religious,

I disagree. At least for the Portugal part. Yes, everyones technically Catholic(not me, i'm Protestant), but they're all Burger King Catholics. I see very few traces of religiousity in the people I know.

[Bono]

Portugal is only traditionally a Catholic country, most of the population doesn't practice. The dictatorship in Portugal during the early 1900s was atheist- I don't know if that's the same one that Bono is talking about. Religious were arrested, which is why the three children from Fatima got into such trouble with the government.

Malta is by far most conservative. Poland is also very conservative too, not allowing gay marriage, against abortion, etc.

What dictatorship in the early 1900's? There was no dictatorship in the early 1900's. well, except that one year thing in 1917, but then they shot the guy and it wore of. I'm talking about the New State, from 1933 to 1974. That's the dictatorship I'm talking about. I think what you're talking about is the 1st Republic, that was atheist, or at least seculrarist, but it was not a dictatorship. It lasted from 1910 till 1926.
The "three children from Fatima" got into such trouble simply because it was the WWI at the time, and the govt didn't want any trouble. besides, the Catholic Church wasn't too happy about them either.

[Bono]

I don't know why so many people voted for Portugal.
Acually, prostitution is not a crime, altough it's an over-the-counter activity. Only pimping and owning brothels and such is a crime.
And marijuana is decriminalized.