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Yuri Thamrin
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“It was a period that caused a lot of harm, as people were unfairly put in a situation of having to choose between the party they supported and the Church they were baptised in. Labourites who chose to continue supporting the party felt as if the Church had rejected them and this led to a grudge that was carried for a long time”
Fr Anġ Seychell
“The Church in Malta, had a crusader mentality at the time and came out guns blazing against the Labour Party. However, he is also confident that black period will never return. Vatican Council II, which came after the interdiction, gave us the tools to find a way out of the impasse. The Church learned from those mistakes”
“I tried to minimise the number of cases where I could not give absolution to parishioners who came for confession. The cases were very few”
“I had always felt close to the workers’ movement but I chose to stay loyal to the Church. It wasn’t an easy choice and one that caused me a lot of pain”
Fr. Anġ Seychell
