Malta pt.1

April 26th, 2010

VALLETTA, Malta — In spite of the cloud of volcanic ash drifting south from Iceland, Pope Benedict XVI arrived in this Catholic nation on Saturday evening in his first foreign trip since a sexual abuse crisis began engulfing the Roman Catholic Church.  Benedict’s visit — commemorating the 1,950th anniversary of the shipwreck of St. Paul on Malta… – NY Times

Reading this the other day, got me thinking of my lone trip to the Mediterranean, and specifically to the little island country of Malta.  Thought I’d post some pics this week from that adventure back in the summer of ‘05, and the above seemed eerily appropriate given all of the recent criticism of the Catholic Church and the many calls for the Pope’s head on a pillow.

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