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.