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