From an honest perspective, I must say that the ongoing Great Divorce Debate clearly shows that uncovering the sham is chronically overdue.

Divorce as a legal instrument should have been absorbed in our social, and legal, framework many years ago − indeed, that should have been done when the law establishing civil marriage was enacted. Much of the present day unpleasantries and hypocrisy could thus have been easily avoided.

What a certain sector of society fails to appreciate is the fact that a substantial portion of present day Maltese are either borderline, if not outright, lapsed Catholics who for personal reasons do not concur with the Curia’s points of view. If I read the signs of the times correctly, in a short time that argument will be behind us and made a thing of the past.

I would strongly question the morality behind the imposition by those who would have it otherwise. How is it possible that some − posing as good, die-hard religious people − would have it their way and insist on ramming their very own ‘special’ brand of moral rules down the throats of others? Doesn’t it even occur to them that it might well be their very own belligerent and intransigent attitude that is putting so many off?

Thankful that long gone are the ghetto days of Mister Michael Gonzi when an archbishop could rely on a vast array of little Curia regiments to take to the streets and make sure things were done their way. Such tactics don’t work any longer with people fully aware of what’s going on around them in today’s global village.

Furthermore, even by the wildest stretch of the imagination, I cannot but wonder what any sane person can hope to achieve by standing against the turmoil imported from Europe by that infamous IVA (għall-kollox) Party.

Ramon Borg-Bartolo

SLIEMA