Editing Interdict (section)

=== Malta ===
* On 1 May 1930, the bishops of Malta published a [[Pastoral letter]] which placed voters of the progressive Compact parties ([[Constitutional Party (Malta)|Constitutional Party]], [[Labour Party (Malta)|Labour Party]]) under interdict. This intervention in politics led to Governor [[John Du Cane|Du Cane]] proclaiming a state of emergency and cancelling the 1930 Election on the basis that the elections were not free due to the interdict.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Malta |first1=Times of |title=Mortal sin and conscience in 1930 |url=https://timesofmalta.com/article/mortal-sin-and-conscience-in-1930.330501 |website=Times of Malta |access-date=7 May 2025 |language=en-gb |date=9 October 2010}}</ref> This interdict was eventually lifted on June 3 1932, however the Church still advised against voting for the Compact parties in the [[1932 Maltese general election|1932 elections]], leading to a win by the [[Partit Nazzjonalista |Nationalist Party]].
* On 8 April 1961, the bishops of Malta personally interdicted the entire executive of the [[Partit Laburista|Malta Labour Party]]. Following this, the bishops would also impose the mortal sin on supporters of the Labour Party, specifically readers, distributors of and advertisers in the Party papers and voters and candidates of the Party. The [[1962 Maltese general election|1962 elections]] were fought with the interdict still in place, with a clear proof of this being MLP supporters being buried in an unconsecrated part of the [[Addolorata Cemetery]] (knwon as the "Miżbla"), [[absolution]] being denied to supporters of the MLP, and Church bells ringing during MLP meetings in order to attempt at censoring [[Dom Mintoff]] and his party. These conditions led to a win by the [[Partit Nazzjonalista|Nationalist Party]] and the other parties who were in the anti-Communist coalition known as the "Umbrella Coalition".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Malta |first1=Times of |title=Bricked by interdiction |url=https://timesofmalta.com/article/bricked-by-interdiction.359220 |website=Times of Malta |language=en-gb |date=10 April 2011}}</ref> The Interdict was only lifted on 4 April 1969, with the help of Mgr Emanuel Gerada, leading to the Church and the MLP reaching a formal peace.