Sliema councilor opposes 'frivolous' Pentecostal church activity
Sliema councilor Yves (Bobby) Calì has opposed an activity organised by the Pentecostal church group World of Life, and is planning on raising the 'frivolous' permission at council level.
29 July 2010, 12:00am
Martina Said
Martina Said
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MaltaToday is informed of opposition raised by Calì at a children's activity with Sliema local councillors, in a series of emails between the councillors discussing the permit. In comments to MaltaToday, Calì said he was opposed to the activity taking place on Sliema's promenade “because of serious personal reservations which need to be discussed at council level.”
The activity is due to be held at Ghar id-Dud on August 13 and 14, by the Pentecostal group World of Life. The activity will involve a puppet show on episodes from the bible for children, with singing and dancing activities.
In response to the request for permission, Calì said in an email to Sliema councillors: “I object; these people are undermining our Catholic beliefs.” On a separate occasion he also cited that the repercussions of the activity are “very serious.”
In the email seen by MaltaToday, Sliema councillor Cyrus Engerer replied to the email, saying: “We are not all Catholic... if your ‘our Catholic belief’ meant the Local Council’s, you are wrong because I am not Catholic either.”
A single objection to the permission of the activity is not sufficient to prohibit permission. The activity must be objected by the majority of Sliema councillors.
Martin Scicluna •
Well if he wanted to do it he had right to do it. I am christian and i go to the church so why if this gentleman wants to do it and everyone is against him?
He has right to do it. I am in a group New Born Christians we do activities and we have right to to events
Gladio •
Got it wrong.. grovel.. grovel..It wasn't the RC's but the Pent Ups.. ban 'em all anyway.
Gladio •
Ban them all from public places,not forgetting Catholic gatherings.Let them do their jiggery pokkery in their own private places.
If Cali,who by the way only sits on the Sliema Council by a fluke had serious personal concerns,let him keep them that way
Alfred Galea •
When the muslims were praying at the Strand?? And what does he mean by " serious personal reservations"??
TS and Mikey......where do you get this "extreme right wingers" and "conservative right" politicians from?? This guy is neither an "extreme right winger" neither is he a "conservative right" politician, he's just a guy who hasn't got a clue about other faiths and denominations.
eleonoray86cws Ca?uana •
Conservative right politicians (which you find in both PN and PL) are of the worst kind. In summary that are in favor of worker exploitation, very tolerant towards racism, yet strongly oppose sexual freedoms because of their 'values'.
Hypocrites
Albert Zammit •
Well ... you meet these extreme right-wingers, especially in the Nationalist Party.
Sammy Cutajar •
What a statement!
We are now living in the 2010 and Mr.Yves statement reeks of unbridled fundamentalism.
He should be mature enough to know that there are people out there who think and feel differently than him and he has no right to come up with this nonsense!
'Saint' Bobby has to understand this!
John Camilleri •
You will always find people like this. What is important is that we have legal safeguards against such discrimination. That is where our country has some catching up to do, in my opinion.
Albert Zammit •
I know Cali' from his writings in various newspapers. I totally disagree with him - he is a prat!
'“I object; these people are undermining our Catholic beliefs.” .... now, that's real fundamentalism ... at its worst! His words should be condemned outrightly. NO wonder the Sliema LC is in such a difficult situation, with right-wing and super-zealots like Cali'!
