... (78% - Yes, 22%-No); Malta remains one of the few secular democracies which doesn't have this legislation. Divorce is the scourge of society according to many Roman Catholics and the Catholic hierarchy, which still holds a very central role in Maltese and Gozitan societies. Mr. Charles Buttigieg, a spokesman for the Curia remained firm to the Biblical stand that the Creator had willed that marriage be insoluble. Mr Buttigieg said: "Furthermore, the church insists that, while preserving the special character and the legal position of the family, there should be adequate protection also by means of a proper legislation, for those who are suffering through no fault of their own, as well as for children". Political parties with no exception keep away from the divorce issue. But there are individuals in both leading parties who are soft on divorce, and although they do not speak openly in favour of the topic, ...

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