# Malta to legalize divorce. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 1, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malta-to-legalize-divorce/583910 "2011-06-01T00:43:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malta-to-legalize-divorce/583910/1 "2011-06-01T00:43:16Z")
Well, it looks like the Phillipines and Vatican City will soon be the only countries left on the planet where you can’t get a divorce. The people of Malta have [voted](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/malta-to-legalise-divorce-after-bitter-referendum-2290802.html) to legalize divorce. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malta-to-legalize-divorce/583910/2 "2011-06-01T12:07:20Z")
Yeah, I saw this on Wikipedia’s front page a couple days ago. The thing about Vatican City not allowing divorce just strikes me as odd. Is this really an issue for them? Are there residents of VC who qualify for marriage/divorce and what not there. I mean, the only large group of VC folk who can get married are the Swiss Guards and they’re, you know, Swiss citizens. So divorce isn’t an issue. In essence, isn’t it pretty much a useless ban? Sort of like the Vatican banning off-shore drilling. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malta-to-legalize-divorce/583910/3 "2011-06-01T14:32:28Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Yeah, I saw this on Wikipedia’s front page a couple days ago. The thing about Vatican City not allowing divorce just strikes me as odd. Is this really an issue for them? Are there residents of VC who qualify for marriage/divorce and what not there. > > I mean, the only large group of VC folk who can get married are the Swiss Guards and they’re, you know, Swiss citizens. So divorce isn’t an issue. > > In essence, isn’t it pretty much a useless ban? Sort of like the Vatican banning off-shore drilling. I am sure there are plenty plenty of servants and whores who live in the dark corners of Vatican City. ---
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malta-to-legalize-divorce/583910/4 "2011-06-01T16:07:13Z")
I heard yesterday that the Phillipines is debating legalizing it as well. They dusted off an old bill. Here is one link: [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/1132598/1/.html](http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/1132598/1/.html) ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malta-to-legalize-divorce/583910/5 "2011-06-01T17:43:16Z")
For some reason I was under the impression that Ireland didn’t allow divorce, either. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malta-to-legalize-divorce/583910/6 "2011-06-01T18:04:02Z")
Will they allow gay divorce? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malta-to-legalize-divorce/583910/7 "2011-06-01T18:14:26Z")
Kudos to them for such a progressive act! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2011, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malta-to-legalize-divorce/583910/8 "2011-06-02T00:39:50Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > For some reason I was under the impression that Ireland didn’t allow divorce, either. Divorce was only legalised in around about 1995.