Malayan veteran TOM KNIGHT POPE’S FORMER BUTLER of the Knights of St Columba Paolo Gabriele takes the stand for shares his experience of returning his trial on charges of stealing to the Far East. Pa ges 12-13 confidential documents. Pag e 9 No 5487 YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLICwww.sconews.co.uk NEWSPAPER SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH Friday October 5 2012 | £1 Get involved in the Year of Faith I Congregations hear of special events planned by Scotland’s bishops in pastoral letter to parishes By Ian Dunn website and daily inspirational mes- sages delivered by the modern tech- SCOTLAND’S bishops have nologies of Facebook and Twitter,” it announced an extensive pro- states. “We hope that our young peo- gramme of events to celebrate the ple especially will avail themselves of Year of Faith that officially opens at these means of drawing closer to the Vatican next Thursday. Jesus Christ which are offered to In a pastoral letter, signed by Cardi- them in that digital language in which nal Keith O’Brien and Archbishop they are so proficient.” Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow, to be read The letter closes with this quotation out in every parish in Scotland this Sun- from Pope Benedict XVI that the car- day, the bishops announce a series of dinal and archbishop say all Scottish special occasions at ‘local, national and international Catholics should embrace. “May this Year of Faith level’ to be held across the country to help all Scots make our relationship with Christ the Lord increas- ‘discover or rediscover the life-changing experience ingly firm, since only in Him is there the certitude PICS: PAUL McSHERRY of encountering Jesus Christ.’ for looking to the future and the guarantee of an Scottish events authentic and lasting love.” The letter is intended to make all Scots aware of Church anniversaries HISTORIC DEAL FOR ARCHIVE the ‘opportunities opened up by this special Year The Year of Faith coincides with two major anniver- of Faith.’ These are to include a St Andrew’s Con- saries in the Church: the 50th anniversary of the By Martin Dunlop the Catholic archives, which are so important in ference on the New Evangelisation 50 years after beginning of the Second Vatican Council and the telling the story of the Church in Scotland.” the Second Vatican Council which will be 20th anniversary of the publication of the Catechism THE Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has Archbishop Emeritus Mario Conti of Glas- addressed by the prominent Cardinal George Pell, of the Catholic Church. It will begin during the XIII formally signed a loan agreement with gow, president of the Bishops’ Heritage Com- Archbishop of Sydney, Australia; an invitation to Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bish- Aberdeen University to transfer part of the mission, said that he was ‘very relieved that such the whole of Scotland ‘to celebrate the 1450th ops that also opens this Sunday. historic archive of the Catholic Church in a fitting solution has been found to the problem anniversary of the arrival of St Columba on the Archbishop Tartaglia is representing the Scottish Scotland from its present home in Columba first raised over ten years ago of inadequate island of Iona’ and ‘a national pilgrimage to the Church in Rome at the opening of the Year of Faith House, Edinburgh to the university’s new facilities at Columba House in Edinburgh.’ Holy Land from Scotland’ next autumn. on Thursday and at the opening of the Synod on New library (above). “The bishops have always been keenly Other events planned include a special ‘Mass with Evengelisation on Sunday. That first Mass on Sunday The agreement was announced this week and aware of our obligations to ensure the archive the Bishops of Scotland for all those who have the will see two new doctors of the Church proclaimed: took place through the Bishops’ Conference of is stored as best possible and made available to responsibility of transmitting and passing on the St John of Avila and St Hildegard of Bingen. Scotland’s Heritage Collections Trust. Cardinal scholars and members of the public,” the arch- Faith in our families, communities and schools’ and The German mystic St Hildegard of Bingen Keith O’Brien, president of the Bishops’ Con- bishop said. “The offer from the University of ‘a major national event for young people to coincide (circa 1098-1179), Canonised this past May, will ference of Scotland, was present when Professor Aberdeen to house the collection was a once- with World Youth Day in Brazil, at which we will be the fourth woman in Church history to be Ian Diamond, principal of Aberdeen University in-a-lifetime opportunity.” replicate locally the experience of faith which is tak- declared a Doctor of the Church. She was a Bene- (above, inset), signed the agreement in Aberdeen The archbishop added that ‘no one can fail to ing place with the Holy Father in Latin America.’ dictine abbess known for her visions and her on September 24, the day that the new library be impressed by the facilities available for the These large-scale events will occur alongside music. St John of Avila (1500-1569), Canonised in was formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II. storage of our archive.’ programmes of ‘events and opportunities for you 1970 by Pope Paul VI, was born in Almodòvar del “I was delighted to represent the Bishops’ Con- “They are spacious, offer enhanced accessi- to grow in faith during this special time of grace’ Campo, Spain. He was known for his preaching ference of Scotland at the signing of this important bility, provide state of the art specialist lighting in every parish and diocese in Scotland. and for his reform of clerical life. A doctor of the agreement between the Catholic Bishops and the and temperature controls, security cameras, Church is one whose writings have proved to be of University of Aberdeen and I am certain that the restoration facilities and many more advan- Appeal to youth particular value to the life of the Church, especially University of Aberdeen will ensure the best care tages which we could never hope to replicate The letter also announces that the Bishops’ Con- in the area of theology and doctrine. and availability of these ancient documents,” the in Columba House,” he said. “I am particularly ference of Scotland will be embracing social cardinal said. “I am enormously impressed at the grateful for the enthusiasm shown by the uni- media and the internet to try and ensure young I David Kerr on a model for New Evangelisation, way ancient manuscripts already in the care of the versity administration not only to house the col- people hear the message of the Year of Faith. page 10 university are being cared for and conserved. I am lection but to proceed to digitisation, thus “We will shortly be launching a series of aids to I Patricia Carroll’s Year of Faith column, page 11 in no doubt that exactly such care will be taken of making it available more widely than ever.” prayer and devotion through a special Year of Faith I [email protected] LABOUR PARTY NEWS pages 1-9 JOHN PAUL ACADEMY OPINION pages 10-11 may force MPs to FEATURES pages 12-13, 21 in Glasgow support LETTERS page 14 marks opening same-sex INTIMATIONS pages 17-20 of new vocational BISHOPS’ ENGAGEMENTS ‘marriage’ page 20 wing on campus SCHOOLS NEWS CELEBRATING LIFE pages INSIDE YOUR SCO Page 6 Page 8 MARRIAGE REFORM 22-23 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 THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday October 5 2012 Celebrating work of seafarers at Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Mass Bishop Emeritus Peter Moran flanked THE feast of Our Lady, Star by Fr Peter Griffiths, St Aloysius of the Sea was marked at St parish priest (on the bishop’s left), Aloysius Church, Glasgow, Deacon Richard Haggerty, port A golden day for the parish of St Barnabas last Thursday with the annual chaplain, altar server Patrick Mass with the Apostleship McArthur, his younger brother John of the Sea society (AoS.) By Martin Dunlop (not serving) and members of the communion days, so many weddings, and so (Above left) Archbishop Philip Tartaglia, in one of Bishop Emeritus Peter Moran Apostleship of the Sea after the many of our loved ones whose requiems his first engagements as Archbishop of Glasgow of Aberdeen, Bishop Promoter Mass to mark the Feast of Our Lady IN ONE of his first engagements as were celebrated here—we must look for- shakes hands with a parishioner of St Barnabas of the society, celebrated the Star of the Sea Archbishop of Glasgow, Archbishop ward too,” the archbishop said. in Shettleston at the conclusion of the golden Mass alongside Fr Peter Grif- PIC: PAUL McSHERRY Philip Tartaglia last month celebrated a “To a new era of hope and holiness and jubilee Mass. (Above) The archbishop pictured fiths, parish priest at St Aloy- golden jubilee Mass with the parish of evangelisation. And in doing so I was struck with parishioners after Mass sius, and Deacon Richard ‘learned to turn to Mary, St Barnabas in Shettleston. by the words written by Archbishop Camp- PICS: PAUL McSHERRY Haggerty, an AoS port chaplain. Mother of Jesus, for solace.’ The Mass was celebrated at the Shettle- bell in the brochure for the opening of this Founded in Glasgow, the “We still try to carry out the ston church on Sunday September 16, 50 building 50 years ago today.