| Secularization in Malta |
| Tuesday, 05 July 2011 13:05 | |||
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Along the years the Roman Chatholic Church has had a major influence over the lives of Maltese citizens and even the state in general. Many issues over the years were resolved with the chatholic teachings in taught. Most recently is the issue of Divorce being introduced in Maltese law, the church being strongly against it, has left a massive controversy and divide between the population. Still it can be seen that, throughout the years, some of the teachings are increasingly becoming ignored, most of which by younger and newer generation.
Most obvious , and proven by statistics, is that church attendance has decreased drastically since the 1990’s. Still some argue that secularization is not shown when comparing church attendance since it does not show whether the belief in the church of Maltese population has decreased or not.
It is troubling to think that younger generations fail to believe in some religion, since some believe religion instills moral values in a person.
One thing is certain though, with the increasingly individualism in citizens and the faster lives people are living , religion is given less importance, not only in a country as previously religious as Malta but also on a global scale where the increase of secularization is parallel to the increase of industrialization and modernity.
Maria Spiteri
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