MALTA
The Sunday Times
News of Mgr Charles Scicluna’s nomination as Malta’s new Auxiliary Bishop came as a bolt out of the blue for many outside and even inside Church circles. However, it is a strike that can only be highly commended.
Mgr Scicluna is not an ordinary priest, if indeed there is such a thing as an ordinary priest. He is one who knows the corridors of Rome probably better than he knows them in Floriana. He is an achiever, a doer and a highly accomplished speaker.
Very much as his soon-to-be-vacated role at the Vatican implies, he is also a promoter. In many senses.
Mgr Scicluna cannot be pigeonholed as conservative or liberal, because he is neither. He is simply staunchly committed to the Church. He promoted the cause of San Ġorġ Preca. Yet he has never been afraid to be critical of the institution if he believes it has not served its people.
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