Updated: Two arrests over Zabbar church theft

J Schembri

Nov 26th 2009, 14:45

@ All

One still has to convince me how you can start to reason so! If it comes to that, why does one take drugs instead of giving the money spent to the poor?

I am a non-smoker but I respect people who smoke. I do not go abroad or to restaurants regularly but respect people who do.

So please do shut up and let people do what they like....smoke, eat and go abroad and even even giving their own opinions.

After all the root of the story is that some people got into a church, robbed precious items, tried to break into the tabernacle. Therefore nothing to do with eating out , going abroad and cigarettes.

Oh and I am definitely not saying that they did right...just incase that I misinterpreted. These individuals invaded holy grounds...and giving jewellery to the Church is an old tradition which I do not think is done anymore!

GovDeMartino

Nov 26th 2009, 11:26

One has still to convince me why people spend so much money on cigarettes when they can donate this money to Dar tal-Providenza.

A. Pulis

Nov 25th 2009, 11:53

Chris Bezzina
One still has to convince us why people go to retaurant and abroad when they can donate the money to those in need. Tiftakarha l-istorja ta' l-Ghani u Lazzru li qalilna Gesu'!?

Christine Vella

Nov 25th 2009, 10:59

I would like to tell Mr Franco Farrugia that even though i am not from Zabbar, it is often that I have witnessed the person who takes care of the church, opening all the boxes one after the other to empty them. Please check facts before you open your mouth about "respecting people's donations"

Chris Bezzina

Nov 25th 2009, 10:53

One still has to convince me why people give gold to a statue instead of giving to those in need! I'm sure that even our Lady wouldn't want her image full of precious metal whilst human beings are starving!

Ernest Vella

Nov 25th 2009, 10:45

@ Franco Farrugia - isma minn u tghid xejn......tad-dahk imma li l-ghatx ghall-flus wassalhom biex jinqabdu...issa nisperaw li d-deheb jigi ritornat lura.

JANE BARBARA

Nov 25th 2009, 10:36

RECENT DONATIONS OF OLD CURRENCY: DEAR FRANCO FARRUGIA, WE, ZABBAR PARISHIONERS, HAVE BEEN ASKED TO DONATE ANY LEFTOVER OLD MALTESE CURRENCY TO THE CHURCH. THE OLD NOTES IN QUESTION COULD HAVE COME FROM VERY RECENT DONATIONS. I SUPPOSE THAT CASH BOXES ARE OPENED PRETTY FREQUENTLY AS THE PARISH NEEDS CASH VERY BADLY, JUST NOW THERE IS THE FACADE RESTORATION TO BE PAID: THAT IS BESIDES, AND ON TOP OF, THE NORMAL EXPENDITURE, WHICH DOESN'T RUN INTO A CENT OR TWO, GIVEN THE HIGH ELECTRICITY RATES. SO, YOU SEE, THOUGH CURRENCY NOTES WERE OBSOLETE, THEIR DONATION COULD HAVE BEEN AS RECENT AS THE PREVIOUS EVENING. BYE.

JOANNE MANGION

Nov 25th 2009, 10:32

The Maltese currency notes were recently donated to the parish for the restoration of the facade of the sanctuary and they were in a glass vase for all to see, near a display of photos of the work being done on the facade. I know because I attended the 6.15 pm mass on Saturday and I saw them there.

A. Vassallo

Nov 25th 2009, 10:31

@ Franco Farrugia

It is not necessarily the case regarding how much people's donations are respected or not.
Knowing that these notes can still be exchanged at the Central Bank, one may still donate something with the old currency instead of going to Valletta especially if it is a matter of a few old currency notes.

A. Pulis

Nov 25th 2009, 10:23

Franco Farrugia tergax tibda tispara minghajr ma taf. Haz-Zabbar hemm kaxxa fejn ghadu s'issa jingabar flus mill-munita l-antika. Ilha hemm sentejn u titbattal regolari. Il-fluss tal-poplu jigu stmati u uzati tajjeb. Ejja sal-knisja u tara!

M. Cilia

Nov 25th 2009, 10:16

Mr. Franco Farrugia:
The presence of old Maltese banknotes is not proof that the collection boxes had not been opened for a very long time. They were put there on purpose and their serial number taken note of, by a very cunning authority. Hence the arrests.

Franco Farrugia

Nov 25th 2009, 07:46

Well done to the authorities for the quick handling of the case. That having been said, 'some old Maltese currency banknotes' denotes, probably, the fact that some Church cash boxes had not been opened for a long time - and is that how we respect people's donations?

victor vella

Nov 25th 2009, 07:06

Well done to the police.This is not a pure coincidence I am sure.

al gravina

Nov 24th 2009, 22:58

put these people, if guilty, in WALL OF SHAME