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Sacrilegious: Pro-gay group in Malta archdiocese uses rainbow flag as altar cloth

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A homosexual group that campaigns for the Catholic Church to accept homosexual “marriage,” sodomy, and adoption of children by same-sex couples has been given a free pass to operate unofficially in the Catholic Archdiocese of Malta run by Archbishop Charles Scicluna .  Drachma LGBTI , which labels itself “Catholic,” has been  allowed to meet  in Maltese Catholic parishes, retreat centers, and in the Catholic chapel of the country’s only university.  Malta Archbishop Scicluna. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini) While the group has no official status within the archdiocese, this has not stopped Archbishop Scicluna from going out of his way to lend support to the group and its activities.  In 2014, the Archbishop presided at a  Eucharistic celebration  put on by the group aimed at ending “homophobia.”  Stated the group about the event at that time: “The Drachma Community hopes that this celebration can serve as a clear message against all forms of homophobia and tra

Malta’s Prime Minister pledges to legalize gay ‘marriage’

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Re-elected Malta Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has pledged to introduce a gay “marriage” law in the predominantly Catholic country within weeks, once Parliament resumes.  "The first law that we are going to put on the agenda — and I hope that it is approved as quickly as possible — is that of the equality of 'marriage,' the Marriage Equality Bill. We will make sure that it will be the first law to be placed on the agenda of the parliament, and that it is concluded," he said after the June 5th swearing-in ceremony. (see minute 5.50 of video below) Muscat's Labour Party won 55 percent of the vote in the June 3 election.  Three years ago the Parliament of Malta legalized same-sex civil unions with similar rights and responsibilities to real marriage. The bill allowed same-sex civil partners to adopt children,  despite  strong public opposition to the measure.  At the time of the bill’s passage, Prime Minister Muscat stated that “Malta is now