Letters to the editor - October 5, 2021
Our cold indifference Maltese society has lost its moral compass. The recent case of Lamin Jaiteh, left injured on the pavement by those who ought to have offered him assistance, is another case in point. This incidence turns the parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10, 25-37) upside down. What will it take to make us admit with shame that this latest anti-social and anti-moral episode indicates a much more pervasive ethical sickness that our society is suffering from? Are these just single, separate incidences by coarse-conscience individuals? In a sense, yes. But, in another sense, a society so set in promoting materialist and individualist mentality as the sole vehicle of modern progress must bear the burden of such an injustice. Our civil and social consciences are intoxicated with cold indifference. We have thrown our moral principles to the dogs, to the detriment of our human and spiritual values. Fr Vincent Magri SJ – Naxxar Costs and benefits of masks in schools Schoolchildren wearing masks. Photo: Shutterstock.com It is disheartening to see the level of the discussion regarding masks in school. Health Superintendent Charmaine Gauci argues that we have to follow the...