‘Violated’: Our Lady Of Sorrows Shrine Collapses During Sliema Renovation Project
The Sliema Local Council has condemned the collapse of a religious shrine after a wall holding it up was demolished during renovation works happening nearby.
“The renovation project by St Joseph School which extends towards Tower Lane has seen the unfortunate destruction of a wall which for many years held a shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows,” the council said today.
“The Council deplores this act and calls on the respective authorities to take action so as to have this wall and its shrine replaced as soon as possible.”
Online, people did not react well to the shrine’s collapse.
One person said it didn’t matter if they put the wall back up as “it’s too late now, the shrine has forever been violated”.
Another simply said: “What a disgrace. Shocking level of carelessness and lack of respect that is unfortunately a true reflection of the times in this part of Malta.”
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