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No 5607 VISIT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER ONLINE AT WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK Friday February 13 2015 | £1 New bishop feels for Pope, clergy and lay Catholics
By Ian Dunn
THE new Bishop of Galloway intends to make Pope Francis his inspiration as he prepares to be ordained this Saturday. “The past few years, with the abuse scandals, have been very hard for many Catholics,” Bishop-elect William Nolan told the SCO this week. “But Pope Francis has come in and changed the atmosphere. I’m reminded of the old saying ‘you catch more flies with honey than vinegar.’ At the same time, he’s a very challenging Pope who is asking a lot of us all to try and get back to the basic essentials I was called down to see the of our Faith.” nuncio [late last year].” Pope Francis greets Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow at the Vatican Despite this new positivity, To say that he was surprised the bishop-elect, 61, admits that to be named as Bishop John he was stunned to be chosen as Cunningham’s successor is an TOGETHER WE ARE ALL SCIAF AT 50TH ANNIVERSARY MASS the next Bishop of Galloway, understatement. admitting he knows there will be “I did think ‘why not just pound all donations to SCIAF’s Wee Box First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (centre) and hard choices ahead, but saying leave me alone!’” he said. “But THE SCIAF 50th anniversary Mass was Scottish Labour Leader Jim Murphy (second a bittersweet, international celebration campaign, effectively doubling contributions. from the left) joined SCIAF Director Alistair he is happy to take his new if this is what God is calling me that united Church and state. The vital work of SCIAF, an agency of Dutton at the reception following the SCIAF ministry on board. to do, I’ve been called to it for a Many of Scotland’s present and retired the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, and National 50th Anniversary Mass on Sunday at Galloway reason.” bishops joined new SCIAF President the generosity of Scotland’s Catholics were St Columbkille’s, Rutherglen. They are seen He is also aware that he may Bishop Joseph Toal of Motherwell and the highlighted by retiring SCIAF President here with main celebrant Bishop Joseph Toal The bishop-elect maintains he have to make tough decisions in clergy of St Columbkille’s parish in Bishop Emeritus Peter Moran in his homily (second from right) and Bishop Emeritus Peter was gobsmacked by the news of his new post over the future of Rutherglen, where the Scottish Catholic at the national Mass. Moran (left) his appointment to Galloway parishes and pastoral resources. International Aid Fund was founded, for “SCIAF represents the Catholics of PIC: PAUL McSHERRY and that he would be leaving the charity’s jubilee Mass on Sunday. Scotland reaching out to the needy in Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in I Continued on page 4 First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP and needy countries,” Bishop Moran said. “We Bishop Moran went on to say that East Kilbride. Scottish Labour Leader Jim Murphy MP now distribute 1000 times as much per although SCIAF has benefited from the “I knew my name had been represented the Scottish and Westminster year as we did in the first year… The generosity of corporate bodies, government mentioned in connection when Parliaments respectively. The Scottish growth is not just financial. We respond to donations and the like, ‘it has not become Bishop Devine retired, you do Government has supported SCIAF’s work emergencies but many projects are more too dependent.’ hear things,” he said. “But then through grants and, this Lent, the UK long term, educational and our work Bishop Toal was appointed and Government DFID is matching pound for includes advocacy.” I Continued on page 2 that was fine. Galloway was not remotely on my radar when
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