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SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR ONLY NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SEE PAGE 2 FOR DETAILS No 5289 Holy Father on the path to sainthood Pages Cardinal O’Brien, Bishop Logan and lay Catholics recall meeting John Paul II 11-13 No 5413 www.sconews.co.uk Friday April 29 2011 | 90p I Next Scottish Government is challenged to tackle I Britain’s most senior Catholic clergyman warns EASTER REPORTS anti-Catholic sectarianism after letter bombs and of ‘aggressive’ secularism’s ‘marginalisation’ of Cardinal O’Brien’s receipt of a bullet by post, below Christians in the UK in his Easter homily, page 3 POPE’S MESSAGE plus Holy Week events and homilies from throughout Scotland and the UK Pages 2,3,7 & 9 NO ‘CATHOLIC VOTE’ JIM MURPHY MP Labour shadow defence minister, disputes presence of Catholics under attack collective voting block Page 3 By Ian Dunn munity about how to deal with this Cardinal Keith O’Brien, seen (above) at the January this year bullets addressed to problem because it’s clear that we’re Easter vigil. (Right from top) Neil Lennon, the Celtic FC manager were intercept- A CHURCH spokesman has chal- dealing with anti-Catholic bigotry and Paul McBride QC and Trish Godman MSP ed at a sorting office in Glasgow. AUSTRALIAN POST lenged the next Scottish Gover- Catholics’ views must be sought on how MAIN PIC: PAUL McSHERRY “It leaves a bitter taste in my nment to beat the scourge of sec- to resolve it,” he said. “We now need to mouth,” Mr Lennon said. “This has tarianism after revelations that move past the old ‘one side is as bad as gone on another level in terms of this Cardinal Keith O’Brien received a the other,’ ‘one size fits all’ approach to were all targeted by nail bombs sent package... Obviously, my thoughts go bullet in the post and that a fourth sectarianism.” through the Royal Mail. out to Paul and Trish as well.” letter bomb targeting Catholics “Last year we didn’t want to let any- had been intercepted. Bullet threat thing affect the climate of anticipation Condemnation Cardinal O’Brien revealed last week and excitement in the build up to the “The person or people sending these Call to action that he had been sent a live bullet in the Pope’s visit,” Mr Kearney said. “But packages are clearly determined to Peter Kearney, director of the Scottish mail just before the Papal visit last year. this year we felt that expressions of cause fear and alarm to the individuals Catholic Media Office, made the com- The malicious letter, which the cardi- extreme intolerance do need to be or organisations concerned,” Chief ments to the SCO after news that nal opened himself, is believed to have acknowledged and put on the record.” Superintendent Ruaraidh Nicolson, of Cardinal O’Brien, Britain’s most senior been sent by a person associating them- Strathclyde Police, said. “This is an Catholic clergyman, was sent a bullet in selves with the Ulster Volunteer Force. Danger warning utterly despicable crime.” the post as a death threat against Pope Headed ‘No Surrender,’ it read ‘If you Mr Kearney and the cardinal were Political leaders also united to con- Benedict XVI and three high profile bring the Pope here, this is what he will among the high-profile Catholics demn the bombing campaign. Catholics linked to Celtic Football Club get.’ warned to be careful when opening mail First Minister Alex Salmond called were targeted by bombs in the post last “This was a horrific incitement to in the wake of the intercepted devices. on all Scots to remain composed in the week. Police revealed this week that violence and deeply regrettable, but in The first suspect package was inter- face of the threat. APPOINTMENT OF Cairde na hÉireann, an Irish Republican the end it did not detract from the wel- cepted by the Royal Mail in East “Everyone should remain calm in new auxiliary bishop in supporters’ group based in Scotland, come the Pope received from the vast Dunbartonshire, on March 26 and was light of this new discovery and contin- had also been the target of a parcel majority of Scots of all and no affilia- addressed to Mr Lennon at Celtic’s ue to give Strathclyde Police our full Sydney is welcomed bomb, intercepted in Northern Ireland. tions,” the cardinal said. “It’s not made training ground in nearby Lennoxtown. support,” he said. in Scotland where he Officers from Strathclyde Police believe any difference to my way of life. I’m Two days later a device was delivered to “Let’s be quite clear—the individual studied and worked it originally entered the postal system at just going on as normal and getting on Labour politician Ms Godman’s con- or individuals responsible for these about the same time as the devices with my work.” stituency office in Renfrewshire. The disgraceful actions will be apprehend- Page 8 already under investigation. Police launched an investigation into third package, from Ayrshire, was ed and dealt with with the full force of Mr Kearney said he hoped that these the letter last year but were unable to addressed to Mr McBride at the Faculty the law.” events would prompt the next Scottish trace its origin. The Catholic Church did of Advocates in Edinburgh. Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray Government to finally start taking anti- not make the incident public at the time called for a ‘renewed momentum’ on Catholic bigotry seriously. for fear it would cast a pall over the Celtic target sectarianism and a cross-party cam- “We can only hope that immediately Papal visit. The news was released after Mr Lennon, a 39-year-old Catholic paign after next month’s Scottish after the election, whoever is elected Neil Lennon, the Celtic FC manager, from Lurgan, County Armagh, has Parliamentary elections. will enter into a meaningful debate with and his lawyer, Paul McBride QC and endured threats, abuse and violence the Catholic Church and Catholic com- former Labour MSP Trish Godman since joining Celtic FC in 2000. In I [email protected] SCO, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT I tel 0141 221 4956 I fax 0141 221 4546 e-mail [email protected] 2 PICTURE NEWS SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday April 29 2011 Holy Week at St Andrew’s Cathedral HOLY Week saw capacity highlights of Holy Week. During the celebrations congregations flock to the Archbishop Conti celebrated Archbishop Conti and Mgr recently re-opened St And- the Chrism Mass in the morn- Chris McElroy (above right) rew’s Metropolitan Cath- ing. The Chrism oils (above) — washed the feet of 12 parishon- edral in Glasgow. the Oil of the Catechumens, the ers, celebrating and marking in The newly renovated, Oil of the Sick, and the Sacred a special way the Last Supper restored and adorned interior of Chrism—to be used in sacra- of Jesus, before which He the cathedral provided the ideal ments and in the performance washed the feet of His 12 backdrop for both Lentfest of certain ecclesiastical func- Apostles. performances and Holy Week tions throughout the archdio- At the Easter Vigil on Holy services. cese were brought to the altar Saturday, 140 people were Archbishop Mario Conti was and blessed. received into the Church in joined by priests and deacons In the evening Catholics Glasgow Archdiocese, the high- from throughout the archdio- gathered at the cathedral for the est number in recent years. cese on Holy Thursday for two Mass of the Last Supper. PICS: PAUL McSHERRY Having difficulty getting your copy of the SPOTLIGHT ON... ? 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