Mġarr parishioners yesterday defied the orders of the Curia and their new parish priest to go ahead with a procession that included five statues and countless actors.
According to a ruling handed down by the Curia on March 28, the procession could only include the statue of Christ the Redeemer.
A spokesman for the Curia confirmed that it had issued instructions that the Way of the Cross in Mġarr should be held with the statue of Christ the Redeemer and “without any other elements which were included without approval. Reason being that the Way of the Cross is intended to be a penitential pilgrimage for those who attend”. The ruling was brought to the attention of the Mġarr community by their new parish priest, Manuel Camilleri.
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