Column Complains About Religious Actions By Malta's Leaders

Today's Malta Independent carries an interesting column complaining about the presence in Rome of Malta's President, the Prime Minister, Speaker of the House and Leader of the Opposition, all attending the canonisation of Maltese priest George Preca. The column argues that the leaders "have no business representing Malta in their official capacities at a saint-making ceremony." Daphne Caruana Galizia, author of the column, says that this is part of the merging of religion and state that also occurred when, last January, the Prime Minister kissed the Pope's hand when visiting the Vatican.