Divorce in many forms (1)

I am sure both the pro- and anti-divorce camps have their valid points. To me it doesn’t matter an iota if divorce is introduced or not. At the same time, I have a feeling the anti-divorce lobby seems to ignore present-day actuality. With or without divorce, couples are going their own ways. Children are ignored or pampered too much. Alimony is at times paid, at others one of the parties suffers from lack of funds. Still, the anti-divorce lobby seems to have very good and valid arguments.

Having said all this, how can anyone in Malta oppose divorce when it is so readily and easily available in Europe? Malta already recognises divorce decrees issued by democratic countries. There are a good number of Maltese citizens that have been divorced, say, in the UK.

With so many working in Europe and others that can afford to settle for at least six months in another country, it is just a piece of cake to obtain a divorce. But what about those that must stay in Malta? Is not this preferential treatment, an elitist approach to a delicate and hot problem? Why should one class, one section, be able to obtain a “right” which is precluded to the others?

Can the anti lobby study and explain these implications, which surely are anti-democratic?