The reason for yesterday’s silence
The Opposition leader announced some days ago that he would be quitting the practice of political activities on Sunday morning, to leave it as what it should be: a day of rest, including for the rest of us who are subjected to the usual political sermon should we choose to visit a news site on Sunday.
Yesterday was the first Sunday when this happened. The newspapers duly took note, remarking that the prime minister hadn’t scheduled his usual sermon on the Labour Party’s radio station, either, and wondering whether he had taken up Busuttil’s suggestion even though he hadn’t said as much.
But I can report that the real reason Muscat took a break from the Sunday preaching yesterday is that the Royal First Holy Communion took place, followed by a bash for the ‘kits’ at Girgenti Palace.
I trust it was lovely, and that the children know to distinguish between the significance of this event and everything else they get dragged to in a sea of strangers and publicity cameras.
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Muscat will not cease to deliver his sermons on Sundays. He will use Dr. Busuttil’s decision to his own benefit. He will consider it as having an ‘advantage’ on his opponent now that the latter has decided not hold any political activity on Sundays.
Girgenti Palace is the official residence of the prime minister. I find it perfectly OK for our prime minister to hold parties there.
Did Michelle invite the nosey catechist?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd7hUG9Ac5E
Are we going to see a marble plaque at the Girgenti to commemorate the occasion?
A gilt-bronze one is hardier and cannot be chiselled as easily as a marble one.
It may cost a ‘little’ more. But what the heck. Maytezwell – it’s the taxpayer’s money, not his, you know.
Why are these hypocrites still baptising their children, let alone making them do their Holy Communion?
[Daphne – I don’t think they see it that way. In Malta religious ritual is enmeshed in the social order: if you don’t participate, you don’t belong. Imagine if the prime minister’s children didn’t receive this particular sacrament. In a way, I understand it.]
Oh, I know why they do it. I just think that it is hypocritical. But then I have spent most of my life swimming against the current and have no problem not belonging if that is what it takes.
That is why I prefer going to church in places like the Netherlands or the UK; at least there I know that the people sitting in the pews next to me are most likely not there for superficial reasons. I could never oppose something with every fibre of my body and then follow the rituals to a tee. Perhaps in a way it is that way of mocking it. I don’t know.
What I really do not understand is that Maltese people claim to be Catholics, practicing Catholics to be more precise and then, when the the teachings of the Catholic Church does not suit them they go into an orgie of criticism of our spiritual leaders starting from local parish priests, local bishops and even the Pope.
These are the same people who approved of divorce, gay marriages, push backs, and soon abortion. The teachings of the Church are pretty clear. But people tend to treat religion as an a la carte menu. What suits me I agree with, what does not suit me I criticise and do my best to change to my liking. No values whatsoever.
I can understand it too. It’s called paying lip service.
But then they shouldn’t be wearing the secularist badge.
I cannot agree with the specifics of albona’s argument – no one can, but s/he is right in questioning the attitude of certain people who insist on partaking of the sacraments yet lead a life that does not square with a life built on grace.
Your argument,on the other hand, pinpoints the problem in our society. Sacraments and the spiritual life in general are perceived as a “membership card”.
I will not go as far as to say that certain people shouldn’t bother with the sacraments, but I will say that they should better understand their magnitude and significance.
In certain circumstances significance tanslates to ‘the number of votes if I do angainst the number of votes if I don’t’.
When will the P.N.learn.
First they tell us that one of their defects was lack of communication, now they stop their Sunday updates of what is happening.
There is nothing wrong with communicating with us peasants on
Sunday mornings, what is not acceptable is the rubbish they talk about.
How do they intend keeping in touch with us?
Don’t tell me they are coming back in our kitchen again. it did not work before and it will not work now.
[Daphne – Do what Labour’s outreachers did, Mr Loporto: throw a party for your friends and introduce them to ‘Simon’. It’s a lot better than sitting there in your living-room grumbling about how the PN isn’t grovelling for your precious vote.]
‘‘We’ll turn Malta into the next Singapore or Dubai’’
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/business/business_news/40059/muscat_well_turn_malta_into_the_next_singapore_or_dubai#.U58_SPmSx8E
Michelle Muscat is doing her damnedest, what with all those xoppink trips to il-ferries, and her incessant promotion of consumerism.
Great. We’ll import Chinese and Filipino slave labour, and crack down on freedom and human rights.
Oh and why is it “Dubai”? Does “United Arab Emirates” sound too much like the sort of countries we love to hate?