Archbishop Paul Cremona has explained that his call for  political action to strengthen moral fibre was about strengthening the universal values of honesty, trustworthiness, solidarity and justice, not about morality.

Mgr Cremona had questioned whether it was time to strengthen the country’s moral fibre and proposed that some political entity, like a parliamentary secretariat, should take charge of this. For some, his words immediately evoked images of morality police prowling the streets to enforce a Catholic moral code.

Mgr Cremona explains that moral fibre is about an individual’s inner strength to stand up for what he believes is right, even in the face of adversity. 

He says it is now time for him to take a step back from the issue: “I am glad my proposal fuelled a debate. At least it got people thinking.”

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