The news that the archpriest of Mosta, Fr Mario Tong, was to be transferred to another parish (St Paul’s, Valletta), came as an unpleasant surprise to the great majority of Mosta parishioners, especially since he had been serving there for only eight years.
I know that the posting of priests is the prerogative of the Archbishop, but I also know that the great majority of parishion-ers are disappointed by this decision.
Why antagonise the faithful by taking such unpopular, and probably unnecessary, decisions?