Leaders of faith

Top of my list, when choosing who to vote for, is the person who is convinced of his Christian Faith and follows it. I believe that both Eddie Fenech Adami and Lawrence Gonzi have this in common. Let us not take for granted, because we are now living in a secular state, that religion does not play a very important role in the lives of many of us who vote and that we still want to be represented by people who are less likely to be corrupted. We all know that power corrupts and the temptation is there even for those who profess the Faith but I would trust the man who loves God before one who does not.

I am not suggesting that the godless politician is not an honest man. It is just that I have more confidence in a godly leader. It matters to me that the laws enacted in our country remain within the ethical and moral boundaries set by the Church, even though many will disagree because they want to legitimise situations to suit their needs, or because they want to be all embracing.

The Labour Party, the opinionated, the media and every man on the piazza are analysing the results of the election and a new leader will inevitably be chosen in the hope of taking the MLP to the next election successfully. Those concerned may need to consider that there are a number of voters like myself who will continue to choose godly men to represent them in Parliament, regardless of the modern trends to exclude God from our lives as if He were not the one who created it.

These are the words of Pope Benedict XVI spoken a few days ago: "The vibrant exchange between Hellenistic culture and Christianity allowed the former to be transformed by Christian teaching and the latter to be enriched by Greek language and philosophy. (...) Even today, visitors to Athens can contemplate Paul's words - now etched on the monument overlooking the Areopagus - which he proclaimed to the learned citizens of the 'polis.' He spoke of the one God in whom 'we live and move and have our being."

The issue here is safeguarding our identity. We are Christians and the majority of voters are too. This important factor needs to be given its due consideration. Maybe the key to the future success of the MLP is just this.