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'Chained Until We Know the Truth' As SECONDARY STUDENTS prepare for the HERBERT COUTTS backs bishops’ inaugural Caritas Award ceremony next plans for historical collection in Saturday, the SCO reports that two medals Aberdeen but senior cleric has will be given posthumously. Pages 5, 7 concerns about the move. Pag e 3 No 5468 www.sconews.co.uk Friday May 25 2012 | £1 ‘Chained until we know the truth’ I Former Lockerbie priest backs calls for inquiry after death of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi By Ian Dunn Government to endorse ‘an independent inquiry into this entire affair’ due to what they say are the THE priest who served Lockerbie when Pan large number of unanswered questions over the Am Flight 103 was blown up in 1988 said conviction of Mr Megrahi, whom Scottish Secre- that, though the man convicted of the incident tary for Justice Kenny MacAskill released on com- had been ‘released from his torment’ by his passionate grounds after he was diagnosed with death, those affected by the tragedy would terminal prostate cancer. remain ‘chained until we know the truth’ Mgr Keegans, who visited Mr Megrahi when he behind the bombing. was held in Greenock prison before his release in Mgr Patrick Keegans, now the administrator of 2009, said that ‘the serious doubts’ over the con- St Margaret’s Cathedral in Ayr, told the SCO this viction meant the Scottish Government had done week that he believes the Scottish Government’s the right thing in releasing him. decision to release Libyan Abdelbaset Ali “I do think his release on compassionate Mohmed al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds grounds was a good thing,” he said. “It was the two years ago had now been vindicated, but his right thing for him and I think he would have died and other people’s pursuit of the truth behind the a long time ago if he had remained in prison. So I Lockerbie bombing would continue. am glad he got to go home, write his book and He received support in his stance from Arch- spend time with his family.” bishop Mario Conti of Glasgow, who said the deci- sion to release Mr Megrahi had shown the Release ‘maturity and civilisation of the Scottish legal sys- Archbishop Conti joined the monsignor in praising tem,’ and from Cardinal Keith O’Brien who, like the decision of the Scottish Government to release Mgr Keegans, has signed a declaration published Mr Megrahi. on Sunday calling for a fully independent inquiry “Irrespective of whether time will confirm or into the Lockerbie bombing. exonerate him from involvement in the atrocity which happened over the skies of Lockerbie, I was Death supportive of the decision to release Abdelbaset Mr Megrahi died at his home in Libya on Sunday Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi when it was made on after a long struggle with cancer and Mgr Keegans compassionate grounds, and I remain sure that it said it was important to remember that any death was the right decision,” the archbishop said. was ‘a time of deep grief for the family’ and his He added that the empathy shown by the deci- ‘prayers and sympathy’ were with Mrs Megrahi sion was admirable but had sadly not always been and her family. matched by the approach of the Scottish press to “However, the horrendous deaths of those who Mr Megrahi’s illness and death. died at Lockerbie, and the suffering of their fami- “As I pointed out at the time, compassion is not lies are never out of mind,” he said. “And com- a sign of weakness, but of strength,” he said. “I passion for them is ongoing and unfailing.” believe it showed the maturity and civilisation of Mgr Keegans said that was why he, along with the Scottish legal system, a system where justice many others, would continue to pursue the truth can be tempered by mercy. behind the Lockerbie bombing. “Unfortunately the tasteless and mawkish rhet- “Serious doubt over the conviction is shared by oric that ensued over how long his dying process many people throughout the world,” he said. “This was to last, did no credit to those who indulged in death is a release for him and his family but for the it and who should have known better.” families of those who died, for all of us involved with Lockerbie in many ways we are not released. I [email protected] We are still chained and will be until we know the truth. “This death will not stop our pursuit of the truth, and we look forward to the truth coming out in future, because the truth always comes out.” Mgr Patrick Keegans (main photograph) had joined fresh calls for a fully independent inquiry into the Lockerbie Justice bombing following the death of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Mgr Keegans has joined Cardinal O’Brien, and al-Megrahi (far right). (Right) Archbishop Mario Conti many high-profile politicians, lawyers and clergy- of Glasgow stands by his support of the release of Mr men in signing a statement by the Justice for Megrahi in 2009 on compassionate grounds Megrahi campaign, which calls on the Scottish MAIN PIC: PA PHOTOS ROYBRIDGE PLAQUE ZOE KEOWN SPUC PETITION unveiled in offers insight into supports the honour of St Mary ideal spiritual Catholic midwives of the Cross getaways in appeal over court’s MacKillop Scotland RETREATS abortion decision SAINT HONOURED Page 5 Pages 22-23 Page 3 MIDWIVES CATHOLIC visit www.sconews.co.uk SCO, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT I tel 0141 221 4956 I fax 0141 221 4546 I e-mail [email protected] 2 PICTURE NEWS SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday May 25 2012 The Missionaries of Charity Interfaith day for primary pupils welcome Cardinal O’Brien Cardinal O’Brien visit Borders Catholic primary St Margaret’s Primary School, Galashiels for renewal course Mass By Martin Dunlop CARDINAL KEITH The Missionaries of Charity CATHOLIC school pupils from the O’Brien celebrated Mass is the order that was founded Borders recently joined together at St with sisters from the order by Blessed Mother Teresa of Margaret’s Primary School, Gala- of the Missionaries of Char- Calcutta. Sisters from the con- shiels for an inter-schools faith day. ity in Edinburgh on Satur- gregation, which has a base in Cardinal Keith O’Brien and Canon day May 12. Edinburgh, are committed to John Creanor, St Margaret’s chaplain and The Mass with Cardinal giving wholehearted and free parish priest at Our Lady and St Andrew’s O’Brien formed part of a service to the poorest of the Church, Galashiels, joined pupils for the Renewal Course that sisters poor. events, which included the celebration of from the order were attending Mass. in the capital city. PIC: PAUL McSHERRY The inter-schools faith day on Wednes- day May 16 has been running between the Borders Catholic primary schools for the Bishop Tartaglia will attend the World last five years and, as Nicola McLeod, act- ing depute head at St Margaret’s Meeting of Families in Milan next week Galashiels, explained, it gives primary seven pupils from the local schools the BISHOP Philip Tartaglia of chance to gather together and share Faith Paisley (right) is attending experiences ahead of their progression to the 7th World Meeting of secondary education. Families, which will be “It was a lovely celebration of Faith,” (Above) Cardinal Keith O’Brien and Canon sented the youngsters with a certificate of held in Milan from May 30 Ms Mcleod said. John Creanor with pupils from St Margaret’s participation as a memento of their In addition to celebrating Mass, which Primary School, Galashiels, Halyrude Primary involvement in the faith day. to June 3. School, Peebles, St Margaret’s Primary School, The Vatican this week all the schools participated in, the pupils Hawick and St Joseph’s Primary School, Joining St Margaret’s primary seven anounced the final plans for the took part in a number of Faith-based activ- Selkirk. (Above right) Celebrating Mass pupils and staff at the faith day, were their World Meeting of Families, ities and enjoyed lunch together. PICS: PAUL McSHERRY colleagues and friends from Halyrude Pri- revealing that it expects at least “The events were all child-centred and mary School, Peebles, St Margaret’s Pri- 300,000 people to attend. Dur- family is ‘an indispensable child-led; it was their day,” Ms McLeod mary School, Hawick and St Joseph’s ing the meeting, Pope Benedict resource’ and a ‘social capital,’ added. of Faith, a session the cardinal commented Primary School, Selkirk. XVI will have Sunday lunch which requires specific policies The pupils also had the chance to ask had been very ‘thought provoking,’ before with some of the families. ‘as a result of the serious eco- Cardinal O’Brien a number of questions the leader of Scotland’s Catholics pre- I [email protected] Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, the nomic crisis we are in.’ president of the Pontifical “The family is founded on Council for the Family, said faithful marriage between a among the innovations for this man and a woman, and is open event would be that catecheti- to life,” the cardinal said. Cardinal Keith O’Brien cal sessions will now be trans- “Over and above all the cul- celebrated a private Mass at St lated into Italian, French, tural developments that have Bennet’s Chapel on Friday May English, German, Spanish, Por- affected it, it still imposes itself 11, marking the first anniversary tuguese, Polish, Hungarian, as the best way to generate and of the death of one of his most Romanian, Arabic and Russian.
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