My attention has lately been drawn to the statement made by scout leader John Mizzi (October 22) under the headline When A Pope Chastised A Prime Minister.

Mr Mizzi stated that in 1985 I enforced a ban on travel to Italy and I stopped St Aloysius College scouts from travelling to Rome for the Palm Sunday encounter with the Pope.

This assertion is totally unfounded. A scout leader is expected never to be untruthful.

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