Prelate Defends Pope After Maltese BacklashFrancis triggers outrage in Malta with provocative spiel on immigration ALLETTA, Malta (ChurchMilitant.com) - The archbishop of Malta has rushed to defend Pope Francis after the pontiff's comments on immigration triggered a fierce backlash on Maltese social media. Abp. Scicluna helps Pope Francis on his Malta visit Archbishop Charles Scicluna, the island's controversial pro-LGBTQ+ prelate, compared the islanders' rejection of Francis' message to the Jews rejecting Jesus and crucifying Him. "Good Friday was the moment where Jesus was rejected up to the assassination. We didn't like the message, so we killed the messenger," Scicluna told...