What the Sunday papers say...

MaltaToday leads with the reactions of Catholic MPs after the Auxiliary Bishop Charles Scicluna said it would be immoral for MPs to vote in favour of civil unions. It reveals how unlike other MPs, PN Deputy leader Mario de Marco took a stand arguing MPs should not impose morality. The paper also reveals how the design for the new public transport routes cost €640,000 and was devised by Halcrow, a law firm led by a former Nationalist candidate.

MaltaToday also reveals that Prime Minister Joseph Muscat is still 'nowhere close' to choosing a new president while Transport chief James Piscopo insists the privatisation of the public transport remains the preferred option.

Sunday newspaper Illum leads with the reactions of PN activists in relation to Norman Vella's possible candidature for the MEP elections on the Nationalist ticket. Illum also carries a story how the Commission for the administration of Justice is expected to take a negative decision against Magistrate Lino Farrugia Sacco while in another story, it reveals how a suspect involved in the Dalligate investigation has applied for police bail.

The Sunday Times of Malta leads with Charles Scicluna's comments to Italian Catholic newspaper L'Avvenire on how a vote for gay adoption by Catholic lawmakers would constitute a 'gravely immoral' act. It also reported how the majority of excessive drinkers are not feeling the need to cut down on their alcohol intake while on the back page, the newspaper carries a story on the UHM's outrage at 'political transfers' at Mater Dei Hospital. 

The Malta Independent on Sunday asks whether the Italy coastguard had let the migrant boat enter Maltese waters to avoid responsibility while in another story it is reported that social media and porn are accessed during parliamentary sittings.  

It-Torca reveals how the new bus routes will contribute to more than one million kilometres while in another story it reveals how Magistrate Lino Farrugia Sacco was found guilty prime facie for his alleged misbehaviour by the Commission for the Administration of Justice.

The Nationalist party's newspaper Il-Mument carries a story claiming Parliamentary Secretary Franco Mercieca is still advertising his services in a private clinic in clear breach of the ministerial code of ethics while in another story it describes the uncertainity surrounding the new public transport service.