"Maltese commentator Kenneth Rijock warned that the Socialist government would manipulate the visit for its own ends, gaining maximum political mileage for itself.[1]
The Labour Party, a member of the Socialist International and of the European organisation Socialists and Democrats, was headed by Prime Minister Robert Abela, who was branded “a fake Catholic like Joe Biden” by Dr Philip Beattie, a Roman Catholic and president of Pro Malta Christiana.[2] This was an accurate observation, if one understands a real Roman Catholic to be someone committed to the official teachings and practices of his religion. But to the Jesuits, a real Roman Catholic is anyone who obeys them – no matter what official Popish teachings he holds to or does not hold to.
Feelings ran very high, with a number of priests actually threatening to boycott the papal visit. However, the archbishop of Malta, Charles Scicluna, a Socialist and pro-LGBTQ, wanted the visit to go ahead. Rijock pointed out that as Scicluna was “tipped for a cardinal’s hat and a top appointment in Rome” – possibly to be appointed head of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the old Inquisition – the last thing he would have wanted was “to rock the boat and delay a visit to the Maltese archdiocese by his boss.” Rijock said Scicluna had a “very cozy rapprochement with Malta’s socialists”.[3]
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