X’ghandu x’jaqsam? The priest’s name was published because there is no justification for non-publication.

Hear, hear

I am not touchy at all about priests, if you are referring to me.
My point is, that we are living in a society where it sounds so cool to write negative and baseless comments about priests and clergy and this is what ticks me off. I am not a holy person myself and never had anything to do with these people. However, common sense taught me to steer away from such baseless controversies until all the truth comes out. One thing I can tell you, however. In my forty years facing all sorts of characters, many a time I heard people swearing against the clergy , but on their death bed, it was one of them that they wanted to assist them. So, logic tells me not to judge others unless I hear all the facts from both sides.

Lack of confidence when one is younger is a malleable element.

I know that when I first had something to report, absolutely NO ONE would take it up. A host of lawyers just gave me a very blank look. Obviously, they put all elements on the balance and made an instant decision as to where exposure would go. I did knock on many doors. This was only as long ago as 2000.

It is an isolating factor. You end up looked at and being treated as the miskina, the cuc, the injoranta and all these wonderful adjectives that are so easily read on the faces of people who have no clue the extent of what they’re up against.

The reporting of slave labour itself is an element that has only gained in exposure relatively recently.

All these Nike sweat-shops didn’t come to light immediately: there had to be an intolerance build-up internationally.

Malta’s intolerance build-up is far from there, otherwise this Government would have long been protested out of office.

It wouldn’t have been voted in in the first place.

If you think I’m talking rubbish,mate, then you must be talking out of your ass. You are just repeating what you’ve heard from the press. Were you ever present when these so called colleagues made these supposed declarations? What pisses me off is the fact that people like you, and the spineless journalists find it so easy to wipe the floor with the local clergy and instigate a witch hunt, when they should be chasing more important issues that are undermining the country. I am not a holier than thou person, I can assure you that and I would be the first one to condemn such acts if the truth comes out after a proper court case. But to come out and tear a person to shreds on just hearsay shows a lack of balls from somebody like you. I hope you got my message.

When did the GWU sign the last collective agreement with Leisure Clothing?

Why are people so touchy about priests?

Which is absolute rubbish I might add. Can you imagine Toni Zarb not lying?

My only argument here is that it’s unbelievable how people can turn a blind eye to others’ misfortunes and continue about with their lives.

They decide that it’s not their business and it’s better if they do not get mixed up in anything. Then they donate €20 to l-Istrina and they feel good about themselves. Speaking up for the victims’ sake is better than any charity you might want to do.

I’ll throw in yet another scenario in the mix and maybe you’ll understand what I mean. What about neglected children? Doesn’t anyone ever notice that they’re neglected?

There was a case a few years ago where a brother and sister were being left outside on a balcony for days on end, until finally a neighbour reported the parents to the police.

As for Fr. Fenech, I don’t know anything at all about his case except as you say, what I’ve read in the newspapers. All I know is that if I were his provincial and I start receiving one report after another about his behaviour, I would certainly not have left him doing work which potentially exposes other vulnerable women as victims.

I agree with you, it does take long to get a story reported, especially a story like this. As we can see it can get killed in the wrong hands.

However would you have kept going to work day after day without doing anything? The story of that student worker and others like her should have been: I reported all this 23 years ago to the police but they never did anything.