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Facebook page calls for removal of Gieh ir-Repubblika honour...
Malta Independent
Facebook page calls for removal of Gieh ir-Repubblika honour awarded to Fr Charles Fenech A Facebook page has been launched calling upon the authorities to remove the honour of Gieh ir-Repubblika awarded to Fr Charles Fenech. Fr Fenech, who was awarded in honour in 2001, is being charged with sexually abusing a number of women. After he missed the first three court sittings, citing illness, the case is due to continue on 17 December. The Facebook page also speaks about a petition that has been launched for the government to remove the honour the priest was given. The Gieh ir-Repubblika was given to Fr Fenech at the time he was provincial of the Dominican Friars as well as the founder and director of the Kerygma movement. The citation read that "for 16 years (Fr Fenech) organised the National Campaign Solidarity through sport, in which hundreds of youths and helpers participate in the annual volleyball marathon. This has become an important occasion in the Maltese calendar and raises substantial funds for deserving institutions in Malta. "His dedication to helping those in need does not impinge on his pastoral work, especially among youths, where through Kerygma's activities he preaches by example".
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