In a comment following yesterday’s vote in Parliament approving marriage equality, AD Deputy Chairperson Carmel Cacopardo said:”Our country has shown maturity on approving in Parliament, nearly unanimously the marriage equality law.”

“Parliament is accepting a pluralism of values and decided to respect everyone equally. It is time now for a unifying discourse because as a country we need to show respect to each and every member of society. We need to realise that we are a society with a plurality of values which all deserve the utmost respect. It is a real shame that instead of acceptance some deem different values to theirs as ‘immoral’. It is possible to disagree but insulting people because they have different values than one’s own is not on. A society with a plurality of values is a fact and nobody will or can change that.”

“AD hopes that we open a new chapter in Malta where mutual respect is the order of the day.”

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AD tiċċelebra l-ugwaljanza u r-rispett

F’kumment id-Deputat Chairperson ta’ AD Carmel Cacopardo qal:”Malta uriet maturitá kbira meta l-Parlament approva bi kważi unanimitá l-liġi dwar l-ugwaljanza fiż-żwieġ.”

“Hi siegħa importanti li l-Parlament qed jaċċetta pluraliżmu fil-valuri u jistma lil kulħadd l-istess. Kien ikun ħafna aħjar kieku l-vot favur kien akkumpanjat minn diskors konċiljattiv. Għax hemm bżonn iktar rispett lejn il-valuri ta’ xulxin, b’mod partikolari meta dawn ikunu differenti. Hi ħasra li għad hemm min iqis valuri differenti minn tiegħu bħala immorali. Li ma naqblux hu possibli imma li ninsulentaw lil xulxin fuq il-valuri bażiċi li nħaddnu hu tal-mistħija. Il-pluraliżmu tal-valuri hu fatt li ħadd ma hu ser iħassar.”

“Dejjem nittamaw li xi darba niftħu kapitlu ġdid, fejn ir-rispett jiġi l-ewwel u qabel kollox.”