Mater Dei Hospital has denied a Facebook post which claimed that crucifixes had been removed from the hospital’s walls.

A Facebook post shared in a popular group on the social media platform suggested that the hospital’s management had removed “all crucifixes from all wards and rooms” in an effort to be more tolerant to other religions.

The post, which was shared by what appears to be a fake profile, included a picture of a blank wall with nothing but an electricity socket – which doesn’t appear to be local – and a red circle indicating a small hole, seemingly to indicate that a crucifix had been hung there.

“The Mater Dei administration denies that crucifixes were removed from hospital wards,” the hospital said on Facebook.

“The only crucifixes which have been temporarily removed are in areas where maintenance work is ongoing,” it added.

The post had prompted immense backlash on social media, and it appears to have since been deleted.