Not really. The lynch mob was never on the King’s side. He might have been the court jester or a kitchen aide.

Two hundred years ago he would have been in the lynch mob, pitchfork in hand.

Perhaps I should explain the relevance. I too, like our Natius, believe and do things that are contrary to the wishes (one presumes) of the Madonna tal-Karmnu. I would vote in favour of the decriminalisation of abortion, for instance, which I know is an absolute no-no for Catholics.

So I do my best to keep my praise for our Lord and his saints and mother private, and I refrain from asking for his blessing or that of his immediate family, because there is nothing worse in a man than the public display of glaring contradiction.

A good dose of Calvinism is what Malta needs.

I’ve changed my mind – abolish the feasts and the village idiots.

@jozef

I find your comment as partisan as much as najcis is. For your information, every Parish in Malta has a titular plus a secondary one. If you have any idea about ecclesiastical cerimonial the Cathedral celebrates 3 major feast as we say in ” prima classe”.

Zurrieq like everyone else all over the world celebrates two major feasts. According to Canon law all feasts should be equal with the exception of Easter which is the highest form where the Church celebrates Victory over death.
Najcis is a hamallu partisan of zurrieq but that does not qualify to your serious partisan allegations of trouble. From your comment you make it obvious that you are conveniently siding with the faultless St Catherine Band Club, who like the lejber party think that they are the very best in everything and who do everything in their power to block anyone who opposes them against all human rights.
The Confraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has nothing to do with najcis. He is the mayor elected on the lejber party ticket and if the other band club has an issue all they can do is complain to the prime minister.

Yes. We’ve moved beyond that.

You are so right – these persons would generally blaspheme when mentioning the name of their saints when ‘praying’ before their statues.

Why do you read him? He is just waste of space.