‘Rosary Rally’ In ‘Reparation’ For Malta’s Pride March Slammed For Being Disrespectful
A ‘Rosary Rally’ scheduled to take place right at the end of Malta Pride Week has raised the ire of LGBTIQ+ activists and other members of civil society.
The rally, organised by Pro Malta Christiana, was scheduled to take place at 7pm yesterday evening in Parliament Square, Valletta, a day after the capital’s streets were packed with thousands celebrating gay rights – including Prime Minister Robert Abela and a host of other politicians.
However, the public rosary rally organised as “a bold stand against the calculated debasement of our Catholic values” was called out by MGRM, who took the time to find the humour in it all before moving on to a more serious message.
“Rosary Rally is the drag name we did not know we needed,” MGRM said, sharing an image of the event, before recounting the week’s celebrations and sending a message to Catholics.
A poster for the event
“We marched in yesterday’s Pride March alongside 12,000 people who we are certain included Catholics, Muslims and other people who are faithful to their religions,” the group said.
“We celebrated love and acceptance. We marched to celebrate happiness and give others who are struggling support in the knowledge that they are not alone in this journey.”
“Practicing religion in this way, by aggregating ‘in reparation’ of other people’s realities cannot be the right way to practice love and respect. We cannot think of anything less Christian than that.”
ADPD’s Sandra Gauci had even stronger words for the organisers, calling them “bigots” who were using religion “to excuse your prejudice”.
Pro Christiana Malta, a religious group, garnered over 1,200 reactions when they first announced the event, alongside scores of “amens”.
After a number of disparaging comments, the group issued a statement saying they did not intend to “disparage” anyone with their posts and events.
“We are not motivated by any personal animosity towards persons with same-sex attractions or gender dysphoria, but rather our love for Christian civilisation and the morals and institutions that are so essential to it. Since these structures are being publicly and ostentatiously attacked, it is only fitting that Catholics make a public act of reparation,” Pro Christiana Malta said.
“We pray, through the intercession of Mary Most Holy, for the salvation of everyone, even those who do not reciprocate the civility and the goodwill our society extends to all. As such, vulgar, banal and uncharitable comments will be removed immediately,” the group said.
This is not the first time a Rosary Rally was organised post-Pride, with attendees typically congregating outside Parliament and praying together.
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