Rude and offensive carnival goers

Mgr Mario Grech, the Bishop of Gozo, was quoted as saying during Ash Wednesday's ceremony at the Gozo Cathedral that the behaviour of some during the Nadur Carnival was rude and offensive.

Nadur Carnival is known for its spontaneity. All well and good. However, this does not spell behaving badly, being indecent or, worse still, hurting religious sentiments by impersonating the holy figure of Jesus and the Apostles. This is in very bad taste, indeed.

As far as it is known, this is also not within the parameters of the law and one rightfully asks where were the police at the time...? The culture of making fun of the authorities is rapidly being promoted, calling it maturity. However, is it?

Is it possible that here in Malta we have reached a stage where offending and hurting the religious beliefs of the country in various ways is left unheeded?

One sincerely hopes that offenders were brought to book.