The Church’s sure and true direction (1)

It seems that Lino Spiteri, in The Morning After And Life Beyond, has assumed that the Gozitans were cowered into submission by Bishop Mario Grech’s talk. But I want to assure him that the Gozitans (at other times known for their independent thinking) voted No not because they were frightened by the words of Bishop Grech. Be very very sure. They know how to go about making choices.

The first fundamental choice they did was to make all other life choices in the light of the teachings of Jesus Christ as interpreted by our mother Church as expounded by the legitimate authority which in our case is Bishop Grech. Therefore when they were called upon to choose what type of family they want for future generations they chose the family standing stable on an indissoluble bond. They chose to ignore the Yes lobby’s fuzzy arguments which were highly blown out of proportion by a media strongly biased and even antagonistic to the Church. They chose not to risk taking a wrong turning in the name of liberalism and misplaced compassion.

I believe that Mr Spiteri’s diatribe against our Bishop Grech is not a sincere evaluation. It is the outpourings (one can grasp a hint of anger in them) of an intelligent person who has realised that where there is a strong leader ready to sacrifice his all for his flock in order to impart the teachings of Our Lord Jesus Christ, then the flock, not blinkered by fuzzy arguments and a virulent media, will keep to the truth and act accordingly.

And I can assure him that although perturbed by the result we are in no way overwhelmed. We know that in whom we believe. Jesus remains the truth, the way and the life and it is him we trust.