POPE calls for Fears for the Strength the release of future of through Faith kidnapped CATHOLIC for the UCM priest EDUCATION Scotland. Pages 6-7 Pages 10-11 Pages 4-5

No 5667 VISIT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER ONLINE AT WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK Friday April 15 2016 | £1 UKIP stoking sectarianism? I Ex-senior member accuses party of using religious hatred in Scottish elections By Ian Dunn

A FORMER senior member of UKIP Scotland has accused the party of run- ning an ‘extremely cynical’ election campaign intended to appeal to anti- Catholic bigots. Pope tells us not to judge, Dr Jonathan Stanley (right), former treas- urer of the party who resigned last year over says Bishop John Keenan what he then called ‘sectarian racist filth,’ has told the SCO that he believes that the POPE Francis is calling helping hand rather than turn party—which has no MSPs at present—was on Scottish Catholics to them away because they have making a cynical attempt to appeal to resid- ditch ‘judgementalism,’ not attained some degree of ual anti-Catholic sentiment in Scotland. according to Bishop John perfection. UKIP Scotland Party Leader David Coburn Keenan. As synod members did, the (below right) has denied the allegations say- Bishop Keenan of Paisley, Pope insisted that God’s plan ing his party is ‘open to all,’ but one of one of the Scottish bishops for the family is that it be UKIP’s candidates for May’s Scottish elec- with responsibility for mar- built on the lifelong union of tion has posted online calling Catholicism riage and the family, said it one man and one woman ‘filthy mysticism.’ was important that Catholics open to having children. read the Papal exhortation The Holy Father’s docu- Cynical tactics Amoris Laetitia, Pope Fran- ment touches on all the “I think they’ve chosen to go down this route cis’ reflection on issues issues raised at the synods because they believe it will get them to 6 or raised during the 2014 and and gives practical advice on 7 per cent,” Dr Stanley said, referring to the 2015 meetings of the Synod raising children, urges a usual threshold for winning seats in the Scot- of Bishops on the Family. revision of sex-education tish Parliament elections. “If they were gen- The document, released last programmes and decries the uinely anti-Catholic, that would be one Friday, does not change many ways the ‘disposable thing, but if this is just an attempt to dig up Catholic doctrine but encour- culture’ has infiltrated family the bones of sectarianism, I don’t think it The Edinburgh-based surgeon, said that he He stepped down from his UKIP role earlier ages much greater attention life and sexuality to the point will work.” had personally experienced senior members of this year over accusations he’d made inde- to the language and attitude that many people feel free to A recent Survation poll suggested UKIP UKIP Scotland making anti-Catholic remarks. cent phone calls to a number of women. used when explaining Church use and then walk away could win as many as six seats in the Scottish “They would drop in a comment, as a test, see Caroline Santos, one of UKIP’s candi- teaching and ministering to from others. Parliament on May 5. if you responded and if you said nothing they’d dates in May’s Scottish Parliamentary elec- those who do not fully live Bishop Keenan said the Dr Stanley said his criticism only applied to go further,” he said. tions, has used the social networking site that teaching. heart of the document is the Scottish branch of UKIP and not the party “When I resigned from the party raising this Twitter to make a number of controversial “No family drops down that ‘Pope Francis wants us as a whole. and other issues I got a very hostile, very nasty remarks about Catholics. from heaven perfectly to be close to all people, no response.” In December of last year, the UKIP can- formed; families need con- matter what their situation didate for the regional South of Scotland list stantly to grow and mature in or how far from the Church Evidence of claim said she was against Catholic schools the ability to love,” Pope they feel.’ The party’s former chairman Arthur ‘Misty’ because ‘I don’t want my taxes subsidising Francis writes in Amoris Thackeray, Mr Coburn’s chief of staff, had gobbledygook, simple’ and suggested the Laetitia (The Joy of Love), Continued on page 6 previously made disparaging remarks about existence of such schools meant Scotland adding that people grow in Catholicism, saying it was based on a ‘fas- ‘was still stuck in the religious dark ages.’ Holiness, and the Church I Bishop Keenan’s cist ideology’ and complained of a ‘suffo- must be there to give them a comments in full, page 10 cating culture of anti-loyalism’ in Scotland. Continued on page 5

SCO, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT I tel 0141 221 4956 I fax 0141 221 4546 I e-mail [email protected] 2 WHAT’S ON SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY APRIL 15 2016 Cemetery Mass at Hawkhead unites mourners, diocesan clergy

PAISLEY Catholics young and old came out in numbers for the annual Hawkhead Cemetery Mass last weekend. Bishop John Keenan was principal cele- brant with Fr Stephen Baillie of St Charles’ in Paisley concelebrating the event which honours the dead and offers comfort to bereaved families.

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SUNDAY APRIL 17 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall I Paisley Year of Mercy Fam- on Friday April 22 at 7.30pm. ily Gathering and Mass. Fami- Box Office Tel: 0141 353 lies are encouraged to come 8000. along to the Diocesan Year of Mercy Family Gathering on SATURDAY APRIL 23 Sunday April 17 from 2pm in I Scotland’s annual pro-life St. Mirin’s Cathedral hall. The chain. Edinburgh SPUC invite day will begin with refresh- you to their National Pro-life ments and social time, fol- Chain—a silent witness against lowed by a virtual pilgrimage legal abortion. They host this and family activities focused event every year to mark the on the Year of Mercy, leading anniversary of the 1967 to a procession through the Abortion Act coming into Holy Door for Mass with effect. Bishop John at 4pm. Meet at 10.45am outside the Usher Hall for 11am start. SPOTLIGHT ON PIC: GERARD GOUGH TUESDAY APRIL 19 Rosary before, at 10am in the I Paisley Synod Opening Sacred Heart Church in Lauris- Missio Scotland welcomed Bishop Joseph Toal and its diocesan directors to the Catholic charity’s National Council meeting at its HQ in Coatbridge. See here are (back, left to right): Fr Tom Welsh (National Director of Missio Scotland), Fr Richard Reese (diocesan director for Aberdeen), Canon Leo Glancy Mass in St. Mirin's Cathedral ton followed by an address by (diocesan director for St Andrews and Edinburgh), Fr David Connor (diocesan director for Argyll and the Isles), Fr Bernard Zulu (development on Tues 19 April at7.00pm. John Deighan—SPUC CEO. do-ordinator for Missio Scotland), Kerry Shearer (fundraising manager for Missio Scotland), Sr Stacey Cameron (mission formation co-ordinator for The dioceses wants as many as Refreshments after event also. Missio Scotland), Helen McCarron (admin assistant for Missio Scotland) possible to join us to celebrate Call SPUC Scotland on 0141 (Front, left to right): Fr Michael Freyne (Diocesan Director for Dunkeld), Fr Vincent Lockhart (Diocesan Director for Motherwell), Deacon Graham Kelly and pray for the success of our 221 2094 for more informa- (Diocesan Director for Paisley), Bishop Joseph Toal (Trustee of Missio Scotland), Fr Martin Chambers (Diocesan Director for Galloway). Synod. All welcome! Refresh- tion. Diocesan Director for Glasgow (not pictured) is Fr Joseph Boyle ments in the Hall afterwards. There is a bus being run from Glasgow, leaving at FRIDAY APRIL 22 8.30am. If you would like a I Bishop Joseph Toal of Mother- ‘Erskine’ 100th Birthday seat on the bus, contact Louise well and Archbishop Emeritus Concert performed by The on 0141 221 2094 or Mario Conti of Glasgow blessed Glasgow Phoenix Choir at [email protected] a new Statue of Our Lady of Palestine at Carfin Grotto on the E-mail [email protected] Feast of the Annunciation, Mon- day April 4.The statue has been erected in the sunken garden in Carfin Grotto, facing the main tunnel entrance and was donated by the Knights of the EWTN CATHOLIC TV IS ON SKY EPG 589 Holy Sepulchre. Our Lady Queen Sky Freesat £175 total cost , no monthly charges. of Palestine is the patroness of the order. Her feast day tradi- 200 Free channels including EWTN TV & Radio. tionally falls on the last Sunday Call Sky on 08442411602 for installation. in October. Before the dedica- Call EWTN on 020 83502542 or e-mail [email protected] tion, Bishop Toal and Arch- for free monthly posted programme guide and bishop Emeritus Conti celebrated Mass in St Francis visit www.ewtn.co.uk for more info. Xavier’s Church WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY APRIL 15 2016 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER NEWS 3 SCIAF urges voters to take the Catholic primaries hit by capital PPP flaw Government to task over poor SCIAF is urging its support- ers to call on the Scottish By Daniel Harkins Government to do more for the world’s poor. CLOSE to 1000 Catholic primary “Whoever wins the Scottish children were left in limbo this week elections in May we want them after Edinburgh City Council closed to hear our call for a change of their schools due to concerns around direction,” a statement for the the safety of the buildings. St Peter’s, charity said. “Too often, the way St Joseph’s and St David’s primaries we live our lives and run our were amongst 17 primary and second- economies is based on self-cen- ary schools in the local authority area tredness, which is putting a great closed after concerns were raised over strain on nature and our fellow the integrity of building work. sisters and brothers.” Hundreds of bricks were blown of an To this end they are asking to external wall at Oxgangs Primary in the sign their Wee Vote, Big Change the Scottish Catholic International capital city in January during high winds. petition and they will pass the Aid Fund (SCIAF) to urge the Wider inspections revealed similar flaws messages on to the First Minister Scottish Government to make in three other schools including St Peter’s after May’s election. helping the world’s poor and car- Primary (right). The schools were tem- “The most important issues can ing for our environment a priority porarily closed and expected to reopen often get lost in politics,” SCIAF when it’s voted in in May.” after the Easter break, however, last week director Alistair Dutton said. all 17 schools in the city built or refur- “Poverty and hunger are not I Watch the SCIAF Wee Vote, bished under the same contract were lem for them with their employers to try completed in 2005. The schools were con- inevitable. We have created the Big Change video at closed after further defects were discov- and get time off work. structed under a partnership between the global economic system and soci- https://www.youtube.com/watc ered. 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Fundraising success by SPUC group in Dundee

PRO-LIFE campaigners in tional event was the best pro-life Dundee are raising hundreds conference she’d attended. of pounds to support unborn “I heard inspiring and emo- babies and women with tional stories,” she said. “Clare unplanned pregnancies. McCullough from Good Counsel The Society for the Protection Network shared with us how to Strength through Faith of Unborn Children (SPUC) speak to and affect change with Dundee group, whose fundrais- abortion-minded women—it’s all ing work last month sent eight well and good to have a grasp on Scottish students to the interna- the philosophical arguments, for the UCM Scotland tional SPUC Youth Conference which I know well, but showing in England, recently collected a woman compassion and help- £590 from supporters who ing her to choose life for her By Daniel Harkins attended a coffee morning in child is an entirely different kind St Bride’s in Monifieth held on of conversation. STRENGTH through Faith was the mes- April 2. “Fiorella Nash gave an incred- sage the Union of Catholic Mothers Chairwoman Josie Cecil ible talk on gender-selective Scotland took to St Andrew’s Cathedral thanked Fr Kevin Golden for his abortion and its effects around in Glasgow on Sunday to celebrated its support and said that the branch the world. I always find her 23rd triennial rally and Mass. was delighted with the turn out. inspiring and engaging every The group members gather once every “With abortion law devolved time I hear her speak.” three years in one of Scotland’s eight dioce- to Scotland it’s crucial that we SPUC branches up and down ses. In 2013, Dunkled played host, and this keep the pro-life candle burn- Scotland are busy interviewing year the mothers from across the country— ing,” she said. “This year we parliamentary candidates on their including for the first time representatives were able to sponsor eight Scot- voting intentions on pro-life fromArgyll and Isles Diocese—came to Glas- tish students to attend the SPUC issues. gow Archdiocese’s cathedral, where Arch- International Youth Conference. “It’s important that people bishop Philip Tartaglia hosted the events. These young people are our pro- have the information they need to Before Mass concelebrated byArchbishop life leaders of the future and we cast a pro-life vote,” Ms Cecil Tartaglia, Archbishop Leo Cushley and need to do everything we can to said. “In Dundee we try to let Bishop William Nolan—the latter two attend- keep them up to date with the people know how far candidates, ing their first UCM triennial rally—andArch- current debate.” as elected MSPs, are going to bishop Emeritus Mario Conti, a rally was through Faith, and Ms McMahon demon- from Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Margaret Palmer, president of uphold the right to life for the held which included two inspiring talks on strated the dangerous and selfless work peo- Evangelii Gaudium in reference to the rally’s the Edinburgh University Life most vulnerable members of issues close to the day’s theme. ple of faith around the world undertake on theme of strength through faith. “In virtue of Society, was one of the students our society.” Lorraine McMahon, head of operations in behalf of persecuted communities. their baptism, all the members of the people who was able to attend the con- The coffee morning came the Scotland for Aid to the Church in Need, Ms McMahon’s talk was followed by one of God have become missionary disciples,” ference thanks to SPUC Dundee weekend that Bishop Stephen spoke to the 350 mothers about the charity’s from Fr John Convery, a Xaverian Father and Fr Convery quoted the Pope. Branch fundraising efforts. Ms Robson of Dunkeld offered Mass work across the world. ACN works in 130 Provincial who is depute director of the Con- “All the Baptised, whatever their posi- Palmer thanked the Dundee in the Cathedral on the Jubilee countries, helping Christians who are perse- forti Institute in Coatbridge. Fr Convery, who tion in the Church or their level of instruc- branch saying that the interna- Day for the Protection of Life. cuted, oppressed or in pastoral need. The worked in Cameroon for four years, spoke tion in the Faith, are agents of theme for the UCM rally was strength about his time in the Xaverians and quoted evangelisation, and it would be insufficient SPOTLIGHT ON

Coatbridge Mass for teacher who gave 42 years service

A TEACHER who gave 42 Fr Michael Kane of St Augus- are eternally grateful.” years of her life to teaching the tine’s Church celebrated the retire- “Both the school and Parish young Catholics of Coatbridge ment Mass. community wish Miss Thompson was honoured during a Mass Caroline Docherty, headteacher a very long, happy and healthy One of the first ever permanent deacons ordained to Dunkled Diocese in the town recently. at the school, said Ms Thompson retirement,” she added. “She will has retired after 22 years. Bishop Stephen Robson honoured Deacon Mary Thompson retired from St worked tirelessly to promote be greatly missed by everyone.” Tom Clark who is the last serving in active ministry of four deacons Augustine’s Primary on March 27 Gospel Values across the school. Ms Thompson is pictured right ordained for the diocese in 1994. Deacon Clarke served in St Francis’ after 42 years of service to the “It is quite an accomplish- with Fr Kane and Sr Eileen, head- Parish until its closure on August 15, 2010. Since then he has served school community.In that time she ment,” she said. “Her entire teacher Ms Docherty, representa- in St Mary The Immaculate Conception, Lochee has taught thousands of pupils, and teaching career was been spent tives of the parent council and the PIC: EDDIE MAHONEY went on to teach those pupils’chil- with the children of St Augus- PTA, and children from the dren and grandchildren. tine’s Primary and for that they school. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY APRIL 15 2016 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SCHOOLS/LOCAL NEWS 5 Young artists in Motherwell get unique insight into the lives of the autistic

By Daniel Harkins

YOUNG artists from Our Lady’s High School in Moth- erwell were given an insight into the lives of people with autism as they took part in an innovative project. As part of Schools Autism Awareness Week, the school organised an Arts for Autism event. Pupils were asked to com- plete works of art while working under unusual conditions designed to give them an under- standing of how difficult envi- ronmental factors can be for some people with autism. Loud music was played as the young artists began to sketch, distracting some pupils and mak- ing it harder to work. After a and that their sense of upset was people perceive the world and while, staff removed the pencils a smaller version of the difficul- interact with others. More than 1 being used by the participants ties faced by some people in 100 people are on the autism and made them continue with every day.” spectrum, including an estimated another material. “A big thank you to [S5] pupil 700,000 people in the UK. Lights were flicked on and off Shane for being DJ and creating Bullying of autistic children is IS ALMcSHERRY PAUL PICS: and the volume of music altered the playlist, to the photography one issue being addresses by the to envisage a plan of evangelisation to be Love, which had been published two from extremely loud to barely club for documenting the event, weeks of events. 40 per cent of carried out by professionals while the rest days prior. audible. As the project drew to a and to the pupils of Bothwellpark autistic people say they have of the faithful would simply be passive Nina Cryne, national secretary of UCM close, pupils were told to leave High School for judging the best been mocked by members of the recipients. The new evangelisation calls for Scotland, said the event in the ‘beautiful’ St behind the artwork they spent so artwork,” she added. public. Schools across Scotland personal involvement on the part of each of Andrew’s Cathedral was great. “Mgr McEl- much time on and choose S2 pupil Amy won the compe- took part in initiatives to educate the baptised.” roy [administrator of StAndrew’s Cathedral] another pupil’s piece to continue tition and collected a giant Easter young people on the disability Fr Convery also spoke about his work with allowed us to come and plan meetings for working with. egg courtesy of Support for and how it affects people. In disabled children. The Conforti Institute two years before the rally so everything “This second piece was sub- Learning, with fellow S2 pupil Coatbridge, St Timothy’s Pri- works with pupils at Cardinal Winning Sec- would be smooth,” she added. “So a huge mitted as their competition entry, Aleksandra also picking up a mary held an awareness assem- ondary in Tollcross, St Kevin’s Primary in thanks to him; he gave us a lot of support.” causing howls of outrage and prize. Autism Awareness Week bly for P6 and P7 pupils and Sighthill and St Oswald’s Secondary at St Ms Cryne added that the UCM has been more than one petted lip,” Jen- took place from April 2-8, with a sold blue balloons to support the Margaret Mary’s in Castlemilk. Praising the making efforts to promote its work more nifer Macfadyen from the school school awareness focus taking work of local autism organisa- staff at the schools as ‘absolutely amazing’he widely. “We are not insular,” she said. “A lot said. “However, staff explained place in March. tion HOPE. said the children, who have a range of dis- of people are in the UCM because we are not how difficult change can be for Autism is a lifelong, develop- abilities, are incredibly inspiring. just a little, parochial women’s group. We go those on the autistic spectrum mental disability that affects how I [email protected] UCM Scotland was founded in the 1940s out from our branch into our diocese and then in Edinburgh. It has a number of charisms nationally.Wesupport the family and we sup- including supporting the family and educa- port people.” tion and supporting vocations to the priest- The UCM are now preparing for their hood and religious life, annually sending annual general meeting in June, when presi- money to seminarians. dentAnn Reilly will be replaced by vice pres- The UCM Scotland members were joined ident Pauline Porter. on the day by the presidents of UCM Eng- UCM Scotland are also planning to send land and UCM Wales, the Knights of St out booklets to each of Scotland’s bishops, Now that Lent is over and we are celebra&ng Easter we Columba, and by representatives of eight dif- informing them of their charisms, constitu- ferent Christian churches. tion and history, and asking for support from con&nue to reflect on God’s mercy during this Jubilee Year. Archbishop Cushley gave the homily at the parishes and priests. Mass and spoke about Pope Francis’ Apos- The Year of Mercy Companion gives you daily readings tolic Exhortation on the family The Joy of I [email protected] to s&mulate reflec&on on the Father’s boun&ful mercy. Youngest UCM branch opens in Perth Day by Day readings by 30 different writers SCOTLAND’S youngest Representative of the UCM, ensures that members are kept branch of the Union of both national and diocesan, informed about parliamentary Catholic Mothers was com- gathered to witness the new activity and encourages mem- Poetry missioned at Our Lady of shoots of life for an association bers to exert pressure on mat- Lourdes in Perth recently. that marked its centenary in ters that concern them. In his Fr Colin Golden, parish 2013.Throughout its history the homily, Bishop Stephen Rob- Medita&ons priest welcomed Bishop UCM has been involved with son reflected on the family, and Stephen Robson of Dunkeld current affairs, particularly on domestic, parish and dioce- Profiles of saints (left) to the celebration of a those that have an impact on san life. service of commissioning in the the family. church. The National Committee PIC: ANDREW MITCHELL Catechesis and witness Scripture UKIP bigotry claim Islands region in the Scottish Par- members throughout the party.” liament elections, declined to con- He adde that he personally Devo&ons and Prayers Continued from page 1 demn Ms Santos’ comments. “I believed that Catholic schools in haven’t read it, I can’t comment,” Scotland were ‘doing a good job.’ The year before she pro- he told the SCO. “People have “UKIP are a party for all,” he Single purchases For bulk supply to parishes etc: claimed she didn’t hate the Pope views, some people are atheists. said. “If I’m elected I stand for £4 plus £1 p&p to subscribers £3.60 for orders over 50 but was ‘just not a follow [sic] of We’re a Libertarian party. People everyone, be they Hindu, Muslim, filthy mysticism.’ have views on many things. “It’s Catholic whatever. But if we were £4.50p plus £1 p&p £3.80 for orders over 10 (to 49) A spokesman for the Catholic not a view I hold, but we do have starting from scratch, I’d prefer the tononsubscribers £4 for5 to9 Church in Scotland has expressed freedom of speech.” French secular system, without concern over Ms Santos’ state- He claimed that UKIPScotland religious schools. Because we do ments saying ‘we really don’t want is not an anti-Catholic party. “The have to be concerned about people to go back to the language of the party’s acting chairman and our of other faiths coming to this coun- To order call 0141 241 6112 or send a cheque or postal order to: 16th century in political debate.’ lead candidate in the North East, try and starting schools.” Mr Coburn, a MEP who is Calum Walker, is a Catholic,” he Sco'sh Catholic Observer, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, G2 6BT standing in the Highland and said. “There are Roman Catholic I [email protected] 6 WORLD/VATICAN NEWS SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY APRIL 15 2016 Cardinal Nichols praises report that highlights Catholic charities’ struggles Release A NEW report, praised by cerns for social justice, equality Several charities continued to Cardinal Vincent Nichols, has and family life—in the charities report tensions, over their status found UK Catholic charities they examined but were under as a faith charity with the spectre priest, Holy are facing intense pressure as increasing financial pressures. of the Catholic sex abuse scandal they attempt to cover for local “The knock on effect of this also continues to have a signifi- government cuts. has seen charities forced to work cant negative impact. The ‘Pope These organisations are also on an ever expanding range of Francis effect’ however meant having to battle a decline in num- issues previously under the remit that several interviewees Father prays bers of volunteers, suspicion of of local government or other remarked how much more posi- faith-based charities, and dealing agencies with a decreasing pool tively they had been received with the aftermath of the sex of available funders,” Ben Ryan, since Francis became Pope. abuse scandal. Yet the ‘Pope author of the report, said. “More “A volunteer spoke for many By Stephen Reilly Francis effect’– the popularity of broadly Catholic charities are when she said that she felt that the current Pope —has helped having to work harder than ever the Pope’s vision of service and POPE Francis has issued an appeal for the counter the negative image of the before to secure volunteers and compassion really spoke to her release of kidnapped Salesian priest, Fr Tom Catholic Church amongst the funding not least because parish on a personal level: ‘He’s my Uzhunnalil, and all persons being held cap- general population and enthuse decline in many areas has type of Pope… the others were tive in conflict regions. staff and volunteers. reduced the available volunteer too theological and academic for “Dear brothers and sisters, in the hope given to The religion and society think pool and funding base.” me,’” Mr Ryan said. us by the Risen Christ, I renew my appeal for the tank Theos carried out a detailed As a result the report con- Cardinal Nichols, Archbishop freeing of all kidnapped persons in armed con- study of six UK Catholic chari- cludes there is an urgent need for of Westminster, praised the flict zones,” the Pope told the crowds in St ties including two marriage crisis some charities to rethink volun- report for bringing ‘into sharp Peter’s Square last Sunday. “In particular, I wish charities, one supporting seafar- teer recruitment and fundraising focus the broken and wounded to remember Salesian priest Tom Uzhunnalil, ers, and three that deal with gen- in the light of difficulties main- world in which we live and how who was abducted in Aden, Yemen last eral social care. They found a taining congregations, this may Catholic charities are called to March 4.” strong commitment to Catholic mean relying less on volunteers imitate Christ in their work with Fr Uzhunnalil (bottom, far right), an Indian Social Teaching (CST)—con- and more on paid staff. the vulnerable and marginalised.’ national, was abducted last month when four gunmen attacked a Missionaries of Charity-run retirement home in Aden, Yemen, killing 16 peo- ple, including four Missionary of Charity sisters. The priest’s brother Mathew Uzhunnalil, 73, has committed to a period of solitude and prayer until he comes home. For more than a month Mr and bishops that the abducted priest was alive, Uzhunnalil has lived alone, and efforts were underway to ensure his safe in a rubber plantation. return. “ The priest’s brother Mathew Uzhunnalil, 73, (far right top) has committed to a period of soli- The attacks are thought to have been perpetrated tude and prayer until he comes home. by Islamist terrorists, though no group has For more than a month Mr Uzhunnalil has claimed responsibility for the incident. Both the lived alone, with no TV or radio, in his ancestral Islamic State and al-Qaeda have a presence in the home tucked in the midst of rubber plantations. area. He said he will return to his family in Gujarat During Holy Week, rumours circulated of Fr ‘only after I have clear news about Fr Tom,’ his Uzhunnalil having been Crucified on Good” Fri- 56-year-old younger brother said. day. “I am waiting for clear good news,” he said. It was later revealed by India’s government “Until then, I will stay.”

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The Pope writes: “Everyone uses and throws away, takes and breaks, exploits and squeezes to the last drop. Then, goodbye.” Much of the document is tied to the theme of God’s mercy, including the Pope discussion of welcoming the vulnerable. “Ded- ication and concern shown to migrants and to persons with spe- cial needs alike is a sign of the Spirit,” he writes. Both are ‘a test of our commitment to show Church cannot consider same-sex that you cannot keep changing mercy in welcoming others and unions to be a marriage, but also what you believe, especially when to help the vulnerable to be fully insisted, ‘every person, regardless you claim it somehow expresses a part of our communities.’ of sexual orientation, ought to be God’s plan for human love and The synod issues that garnered respected in his or her dignity.’ It society through history.” SPOTLIGHT ON the most headlines revolved also does not insist that divorced He added ‘it is a long document around the question of Commun- Catholics should receive and the Pope wants us to take a In last Saturday’s address for the monthly Jubilee of Mercy general audience, Pope Francis said almsgiving is ion for the divorced and civilly Communion. long time thinking about it.’ not just about the money; it is about being attentive to the actual needs of the person asking for help. “Alms- remarried, as well as Catholic atti- “This letter is about how we can “It is written in an easy style giving is a gesture of love which directs us toward those we meet,” the Pope said in his catechesis.“It is a ges- tudes toward homosexuality. “In understand and accompany peo- open to everyone because the ture of sincere attention to those who come to us and ask our help.” no way must the Church desist ple who feel left behind by the Pope wants ordinary people to get “We should not identify almsgiving simply with a (hastily given) monetary offering” he said, “without look- from proposing the full ideal of Church and begin to integrate their hands on it too,” he said. “If ing at the person, and without stopping to talk, to understand what they really need.” marriage, God’s plan in all its them back into parish life with our In off-the-cuff remarks, the Pope challenged the Faithful as to whether they are able to ‘stop and look in the you are married you can just go to face, look in the eyes, of the person who is asking for my help.’ grandeur,” Pope Francis said at arms open, especially to anyone Chapter Four on Love in Mar- The April 9 gathering in St Peter’s Square was the latest in a monthly series of special audiences for the Holy that time. who is hurting,” Bishop Keenan riage, Chapter Five on Love Made Year of Mercy, which are held in addition to the weekly general audiences The new documents repeats his said. “It is not about changing our Fruitful and Chapter Seven on the and the synod’s insistence that the teachings. Everyone understands Education of your Children.” WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY APRIL 15 2016 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER WORLD/VATICAN NEWS 7 ACN highlights plight of abducted Nigerian girls with release of new novella Someday

AID TO the Church in Need has marked two years of the #BringBackOurGirls cam- paign to free 276 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram by launching a new book. Someday, a novella by Carnegie Award-nominated chil- dren’s author Corinna Turner, retells the story of the girls’ ordeals but moved from Nigeria to Britain. The resulting #BringBackOur- Girls hashtag campaign attracted 2.3 million tweets in April 2014, but eventually global interest faded without progress. “As the world’s interest began to wane again, I increasingly wished that there was something I could do to help,” Ms Turner said. “As an author, the obvious thing was to write the girls’ story.” The book features an introduc- tion from Aid to the Church in Need patron Ann Widdecombe and a foreword from the Arch- bishop Ignatius Kaigama of Los in Nigeria. Proceeds from book sales will support the charity’s work with Nigerian Christians driven out of their homes by Boko Haram. The charity became especially close to Ms Turner’s heart fol- Mathew Uzhunnalil said many people have He added that: “Leave everything in God’s lowing her conversion to come to visit and have told him how the Indian hands and trust in him. Everything is secure in Catholicism, but she believes that foreign minister said his brother was safe. The God’s hands,” quoting a book his sister gave him. the Nigerian schoolgirls’ fate government also assured a delegation from the Reflecting on the deep faith of younger should be of concern to everyone Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India that the brother, Mathew Uzhunnalil said: “Fr Thomas is regardless of their belief. “In short, each one of them is a using fiction to help people government was exploring all possible means for a very cool and quiet person.” “Every single one of those precious and irreplaceable child imagine what the terrible events his ‘quick and safe release.’ He recalled that his brother shared what he women and girls is a mother, sis- of God.” they face are really like.” “A lot of people are coming here [to the used to tell the Missionaries of Charity in the ter, daughter or wife—any one of Neville Kyrke-Smith, ACN’s house] and even hold prayer meetings [for the evenings at the old-age home in Aden, where them might be Nigeria’s first UK director, said: “It is impor- safety of the priest],” he said. four nuns and 12 others were killed when the female president, a future irriga- tant that people do not forget the I Corinna Turner’s Someday “I pray, recite the rosary and read,” Mathew priest was kidnapped. tion engineer, a human rights suffering that Christians experi- will be available from all good Uzhunnalil replied when asked how he spent “We got one more day today. Let us thank God lawyer, or a woman who raises a ence in Nigeria—and indeed bookshops and directly from time in the home, where all the eight Uzhunnalil for that,” Mathew Uzhunnalil said, quoting the family with love and kindness throughout the Middle East and Aid to the Church in Need from siblings were born. kidnapped priest. and so makes the world a better North Africa region. April 15 2016—visit place,” she said. “Someday is a brilliant way of www.acnuk.org/someday

hopeful, has announced that he will Praise for the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury NEWS ROUNDUP fly to Rome next week, to participate in a conference hosted by the Pontifical Academy for CARDINAL Vincent Nichols Papal visit to the Social Sciences. has praised the Anglican Caucasus region Mr Sanders said that the was Archbishop of Canterbury THE Holy See Press Office has ‘very moved by the invitation’ to Justin Welby handling of the announced that Pope Francis will attend the conference, which will news that his biological make a two-part apostolic journey discuss economic and political father was not his mother’s to the Caucasus region. issues. But political analysts husband. From June 24 to 26, the Pontiff quickly noted that the trip could In a statement released Friday, will visit Armenia, a nation of 3 raise his profile with Catholic Archbishop Welby (right) said he million. Only 6 per cent of its voters in New York, where polls had discovered that he is actually people are Catholic, while 93 per show him trailing the Democratic the son of Sir Anthony Montague cent are members of theArmenian front-runner, Hillary Clinton. Browne, Winston Churchill’s last Apostolic Church, which ceased to Margaret Archer, the president of secretary. Sir Anthony worked be in full communion with the the Pontifical Academy for Social alongside Justin Welby’s mother Holy See following the Sciences, also saw a political in the prime minister’s office at Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon motivation for Mr Sanders’ Number 10 Downing Street. in 451. participation, and charged that he Cardinal Vincent Nichols (far From September 30 to October was guilty of ‘monumental right), president of the Bishops’ 2, Pope Francis will visit Georgia discourtesy’ in seeking to turn the Conference of England and and Azerbaijan. event to his own political Wales, said he was ‘full of admi- teristic of them both.” Charles Moore, a former editor “There is no existential crisis Georgia, a nation of 3.7 million, advantage. ration’ for the way Archbishop Dr Jonathan Romain, one of of the Daily Telegraph and the and no resentment against any- is 84 per cent Eastern Orthodox, 10 Yet the chancellor of the Welby and his 85-year-old Britain’s best-known rabbis, official biographer of Margaret one,“ Archbishop Welby, 60, per cent Muslim, and 2 per cent Academy, Bishop Marcelo mother Lady Jane Williams, han- also praised Archbishop Welby Thatcher, Archbishop Welby said. “My identity is founded in Catholic, while Azerbaijan, a Sanchez Sorondo, denied that dled the news. for being ‘open and frank.’ submitted to a DNA test which who I am in Christ.” nation of 9.6 million with fewer Sanders had sought out an “Upheaval in family life is “It is a good example of how showed a match with Sir Archbishop Welby, a father of than 1000 Catholics, is 93 per cent invitation; in fact, the bishop said neither uncommon nor easy to to deal with unexpected or diffi- Anthony. In his statement, Arch- six (five surviving), is a former Muslim and 3 per cent Eastern that he had invited Sanders "quite embrace,” Cardinal Nichols, cult news,” he said. bishop Welby said it was ‘a com- oil executive who quit the world Orthodox. some time ago.” Fr Federico Archbishop of Westminster, said “It also recognises the reality plete surprise’ for him to of high finance in 1992 to Lombardi, the director of the in a statement. “Every family that family life can often be discover that his biological father become a priest. He was bishop Bernie Sanders’ Vatican press office, emphasised to knows this. But to do this with wonderful and enriching but is was not Gavin Welby, an alco- of Durham for only a year when Vatican visit reporters that the invitation to such steadiness and honesty, and equally capable of being messy holic whisky salesman who died he succeeded Rowan Williams SENATOR Bernie Sanders, the Sanders came not from Pope in the full glare of publicity, is and complex.” when the future Archbishop of as Britain’s top Anglican Vermont lawmaker and US Francis but from the Pontifical remarkable and yet fully charac- After considerable research by Canterbury was a child. churchman in 2013. Democratic presidential candidate Academy for Social Sciences. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 8 NEWS FEATURE SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY APRIL 15 2016 HUGH DOUGHERTY boards HMS Caroline, Britain’s last surviving WWI cruiser, in Belfast

(Clockwise from top left) Steering the project across potentially troubled waters, Warships PR chief Joris Minne at the wheel; HMS Caroline under wraps before opening to the public on June 1; A display of the Battle of Jutland will put visitors at the heart of the cross the action sectarian divisions

HE helped defeat the German Navy at religious and political con- the Battle of Jutland, 100 years ago. And text that something as she played her part in defeating the Ger- potentially simple as open- man U-boat menace on the North ing a historic ship can be so Atlantic in World War II. complex. Now, the last, surviving British warship to fight But, none of this will be at Jutland will open to the public on June 1, after allowed to get in the way aS £12m restoration. Light Cruiser, HMS Caroline, of the wonderful story that will commemorate the centenary of the Battle of dictably, by all of the Unionist parties. But, project was built before partition, is significant, as was the this unique ship has to tell. Her original steam tur- Jutland, which put the German Navy out of the war staff point out that although Catholics were less fact that her crew was made up of sailors of all faiths bines have survived along with cabins and messes in 1916, and the ship, moored at Belfast’s Alexan- likely to join the British Army, it was considered and from all parts of Ireland and Britain, who worked for officers and ratings alike, and the latest multi- dria Dock, will tell the story of the battle and of acceptable to join the British Navy. as one in the face of the enemy.” media technology will be used to fascinate visitors the sailors who took part. The Battle of Jutland commemoration event on with tales of her long career. The 1914-built ship came to Belfast in 1924 to eteran Nationalist MP for West Belfast, the May 31, will be attended by a member of the Moored close to SS Nomadic, RMS Titanic’s- act as the base for the Royal Naval Reserve Ulster late Gerry Fitt, was in the navy during Royal Family, and, crucially, by an Irish Naval tender vessel, and the highly-successful Titanic Division, and has been there ever since, not being World War II, and Sinn Feinn MLA, the Service, to emphasise universal appeal and experience, HMS Caroline, is creating jobs and decommissioned until 2011. She is now in the care Vfirst Sinn Feinn mayor of Belfast, also served in strengthening relations between the Republic of further boosting Belfast’s tourist trade, benefitting of the National Museum of the Royal Navy. the British Navy and is personally very supportive Ireland, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom. all sections of the community. But, as a British naval vessel, Caroline does not of the restoration of Caroline. Now, details of the religious element of the service “We are determined to present this ship posi- command universal approval in Belfast. “She Now project bosses are pulling out all the stops are being carefully worked out. tively and sensitively so that everyone, Protestant, came here at the request of Lord Craigavon, North- to win Catholic support for the project, which, they “We need to be totally inclusive and think of a Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh, and ern Ireland’s first prime minister, just after parti- say, commemorates the Irish sailor—the ship’s multi-faith and inter-denominational context, espe- people of no faith, can appreciate her fascinating tion. That provoked anger from the also-new chief gunner during the Battle of Jutland, was a cially in Northern Ireland,” Mr Minne said. “We’re story,” Mr Minne added. “Doing that in Belfast Dublin Government who did not like the idea of a Limerick-born Irishman—and they are working also very keen for the commemoration and open- and in Northern Ireland has its unique challenges, British gun boat in Belfast,” explained public rela- with Catholic and non-Catholic schools in Belfast ing to the public not to be marred by religious or but it will be done.” tions boss Joris Minne. As a compromise, her guns to make Caroline’s story known and appreciated political controversy, or worse of all, demonstra- were removed and were sent to Fort Dunree in by all sections of the community. tions against the ship herself.” I Did you have a relative involved with “HMS Donegal, now a military museum, where they “We’re particularly proud of the fact that a Caroline?” She was based at Orkney before and remain on show. women’s group on Belfast’s Nationalist Falls Road, roject chiefs are currently taking Royal Navy during the battle of Jutland. Scottish sailors Her restoration, financed by a £12m Heritage is working on posters of the ship,” Jonathan Porter, advice on how to proceed, and other options served on her then and during World War II and Lottery Fund grant plus £2.7m of Northern Ireland project manager, said. “The history of this ship are for the Belfast Port Chaplain or a Royal many Scottish reservists visited her as part of her Government cash, has been condemned by Sinn belongs to everyone in Northern Ireland and beyond, Navy Chaplain to officiate, as both are, by the training.If you can help tell her story to all sec- P tions of the community, contact Joris Minne at Feinn, but has been universally welcomed by The and we’re determined she’ll play an active role in nature of their jobs, interdenominational. But it Social Democratic and Labour Party and, pre- helping bridge our religious divide. The fact that she says much about the continuing Northern Ireland’s [email protected] WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY APRIL 15 2016 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER LETTERS 9

LETTER OF THE WEEK There was a great celebration PICTURE OF THE WEEK at St Leonard’s East Kilbride We need to support for the 100th birthday of Catholics in politics parishioner Frank Coogans, THE call by Scotland’s bishops for pictured next to parish priest Catholics to become more actively Fr Gerard Chromy. Friends, family, and fellow involved in politics is both timely and parishioners came down on overdue. Saturday March 19 to mark a It will take a generation or even two remarkable man who received before new party members joining now can a Papal blessing to mark the infiltrate the upper echelons of party occasion. A secondary school politics. At the same time, each established teacher and later psychologist, party appears in conflict with Catholic despite his age, and the death teaching on one or more key issue, from of his wife 20 years ago, Mr Catholic education, to family values, to Coogans remain a keen a fix- nuclear weapons to social justice. So we ture at the Church. need Catholic voices to make waves and be “Until quite recently he used heard within the political process now but to take the car to Mass every it is increasingly difficult for any of us to morning,” his granddaughter identify with any one party label. Claire Burns revealed. “But we Calls for the etsablishment of a Christian really are trying to discourage Democratic Party have been championed him from driving now!” by many but support in what can only be She said he was ‘a very proud and religious man,’ and described as a rapidly progressive Scotland the whole family was seems to ebb and flow without truly ‘delighted’ at the Papal bless- building and gathering monentum. ing he’d received on his What has become clear, however, is that centenary while Catholics and Christians has become PIC: TOM EADIE disenfranchised and disengaged with party politics, smaller secular minorities have seized the day and, in fact, ran away with it. Political parties have been accused of Editor’s note: The SCO sincerely courting the ‘pink pound’ and pandering to apologises for the errors in this vocal lobbyists who would used the item when it originally ran on politically correct times we live in to push April 1 and for any confusion for equality when in fact their true aim or disappointment caused appears to subjugate, even marginalise religion and tradition into the ghetto they themselves have risen from. Remember though, if Catholics must education of Catholic teachers, and, by engage in party politics we will need Understanding is not the extrapolation, Catholic pupils. Information is people who aren’t afraid to play the game same as agreeing power. Education of teachers and pupils on and get their hands dirty; to see the long such issues is not promotion of alternative game and not just the current issues THE Catholic Church struggles with issues lifestyles, it is understanding of them. And if ESTABLISHED IN 1885 Let’s remember that Catholic politicians of sexuality, that much is clear. Without they conflict with Catholic doctrine and are not saints the next time someone tastelessly raking over the hot coals of teaching I am sure that would be flagged up suggests withdrawing the Sacraments from clerical abuse, I admit that I saw a glimmer too for Catholic teachers and pupils. a public official who isn’t, through choice, of hope and understanding for LGBT Isn’t there enough pains and suffering in or necessity or circumstances, living like people and their families when I recently this world without us building up further one. read your interview with Stonewall’s Ruth walls. Understanding others isn’t endorsing Hunt on your website. their choices, it is just a Christian way of not Hate has no place here Last week, however, what did I see? Scare judging them. J MacAuley tactics that teacher training on LGBT issues M Boyd, EAST LOTHIAN would somehow conflict or threaten the EDINBURGH OLLOWING the Bishops of Scotland’s pre-election advice urging Catholics in Scotland not only to vote on May 5 but to also consider joining a political party to help ensure Families under attack by the same-sex couples was one thing, attacking Holy Week round-up Catholic voices are heard, the heat is on for the Scottish Scottish Government Catholic adoption agencies was another. was a delight elections. HOW, and I say this in all honesty, how But this—fundamentally unpicking the MUCH like the photospreads of years gone The SCO this week raises concern over allegations that UKIP, with could the Scottish Government’s crazy very fabric of family to allow a stranger to by dedicated to First Holy Communions, it candidates on the list in Scotland, plans to inflame and play on fringe named person scheme have gone this far intrude on the life of every child—it is was a delight to see the SCO round-up of sectarianF prejudice and fears to gain ground in Scotland—a truly des- and reached the legislative books? When madness, madness that has gone way too Holy Week through out Scotland, from picable tactic. We are a democratic country but those who would trade leaders of the opposition parties are calling far. August is just around the corner and the Chrism Masses to Holy Thursday on fear and ignorance have no place in that process. for a pause, that is politics. When charities family unit, already under tremendous observations (April 1.) Hugh McLoughlin this week explores the issues caused by Scottish such as the Christian Institute and social and economic strain, is again under Easter is the season that reminds us in party leaders indicating a willingness to make significant concessions to respected religious organisations such as attack. Keep that in mind when you vote the most and best Christain way of what the tiny minority of gay and transgendered people in this country at great the Church are up in arms, it is time to on May 5. our faith is all about. Chrismas bring expense to Christian values and, in particular, to Catholic education. take notice. Mrs Walsh families togeter but Easter brings our faith State-funded Catholic schools are enshrined and protected in the law of Redefining marriage legally to include GLASGOW community together, welcoming new our land as one answer to, not the cause of, the aforementioned wound members and reminding those of old of of sectarianism on our country.The image of a modern progressive Scot- their promises and beliefs. land we are being sold is marketed on the strength of its inclusiveness Would Stonewall be as Carolina are related. Now as ever such We often here talk of a secularised yet how can Scotland hail itself as inclusive when so-called progress kind as the SCO? issues are complex and the individuals Scotland, of the country we live in being comes at the cost of marginalising religion and the Faithfull? You can- I TOO was impressed that the SCO had involved need to be handled sensitively but post-Christain. Yet there are many of us not work on so-called equality by moving a tiny minority to centre-stage offered space to Stonewall, the gay rights the way that the rights debate is conducted simply going about our everyday lives, by forcing the Church into the excluded zone to do so. organisation. But it was the last part of the these days seems to be with the political living our beliefs. Organised religion is not holding Scotland back. In truth, Faith article which said that Ms Hunt, its leader, mission of enhancing some interest group´s We don’t shout from the rafters or take to groups helped build the foundations of our country and played a major was emphatic (always a flag): “The rights position at the expense (reputational, the streets, but we stand firm for what we role in getting us where we are today as a nation. Truth progress need of LGBT people don´t get in the way of financial...) of the majority all in the cause believe in. both ‘gas’ and ‘brakes’—the push to move forward and the values people of faith.” Subsequently an reader of liberal democracy or some such. and frame of reference to moderate the pace, value and direction of from Uddingston wrote to encourage us to As I conclude this letter I glance at an G Smith that progress. Minority interest groups come and go with trend, fad have ‘friendly,’ chats and a meeting of earnest Ruth Hunt next to the original news PAISLEY and fashion by our Church is universal through the ages. minds in the ‘spirit of Christ.’ So I was article, and compare that image to that intrigued this week when the famous used the subsequent week, of an open hile Pope Francis has summarised two synods and years of author Ian McEwan gave a talk about (welcoming) armed St Patrick with his G SCO reserves the right to edit letters to debate in his exhortation on the family Amoris Laetitia (The identity and has been written about in such ‘successes in spreading the Gospel.’ I conform with space or style requirements Joy of Love), it seems he has not silence all critics nor ended friendly terms by Stonewall on their appreciate now why, in the past, there were G This page is used solely for reader Wall controversy. Doctrinal progress or extended pastoral care? The website. First: ‘uninformed’ Mr McEwan is various conclaves etc to collectively agree opinion and therefore views expressed are debate remains between traditionalist and liberals, for many of whom a clever man he is clearly not uninformed. the ‘truth’ and peoples’ rights. Just saying not necessarily shared by SCO a schism would be of as much academic interest as fear. Meanwhile, Second his views were stated to be that science and religion (to hark back to an G If you would like to share your opinion, the bulks of Catholics will be able to get on with their lives knowing ‘dangerous;’ this is a brickbat thrown example of my youth) should not overlap is send your correspondence to the address the mercy of Christ and the Church. because he has had the courage to say what easy, the problems begin when you act in below Church teaching has not changed on marriage and the family. Those people think. In order to preserve people’s the opposite way, like Richard Dawkins. G Whether you use e-mail or post, you must who are living in irregular circumstances, however, are a welcome sensibilities I will not be specific on details Paul Martin provide your full name, address, and phone part of the parish community—a message that must be heard resound- but I wonder if protest about laws in North ABERDEEN number or your letter will not be used ing loudly through the universal Church. Pope Francis has changed the tone of the debate on this issue for today and for all time. WRITE TO LETTERS, SCO, 19 WATERLOO STREET, GLASGOW G2 6BT [email protected] 10 COMMENT SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY APRIL 15 2016 Fight for Scottish Catholic school system

meant by ‘attempted?’ What is meant BY HUGH by ‘contemplated?’What are the statis- tics relating to other groups of children? McLOUGHLIN For remember, every independent piece of research conducted on bullying in schools has shown that so-called NE hundred years ago, ‘homophobic’ bullying is the least of on August 21, 1916, the problems in this regard: Poverty is Alexander MacCallum the biggest. But who cares about poor Scott MP—Coalition children whose parents can’t afford the Liberal, Glasgow latest smart phone? Or brand label Bridgeton; an Advocate educated at trainers? Or the school outing? And be Polmont Public School, Falkirk High warned, in Canada, one of the most bul- SchoolO and Glasgow University; this lied group of children, much more bul- was not, as some would have it, a lied than self-identified ‘gay’ children, Catholic-inspired conspiracy to get where Eastern-rite Christians, Catholic Rome on the Rates—whilst question- and Orthodox, but they were officially ing the Prime Minister, HH Asquith, told they didn’t count because Chris- highlighted what few today seem to tians were part of the problem. Coming realise, that the need for a new system to a school near you. Soon. of education was something which was in the best strategic interests of the he Green Party’s Patrick Harvie country. at the hustings brought up what Mr MacCallum Scott asked Mr he called the issue in talking Asquith to ‘take steps to secure that a aboutT ‘all teachers’ and ‘all schools’ comprehensive inquiry into the existing becoming LGBTI-friendly. Of course, educational provision in Scotland from he meant our Scottish Catholic schools. primary schools to the universities, with He is demanding that every teacher special reference to the experience with the great and the good of the provision. cated by the heteronormativity that in every school is LGBTI-trained, com- gained during the War, should be con- media in dutiful attendance. Four hundred years ago, in the bad plagues our society. I struggled with pliant and supportive. Every subject ducted by people versed in the Scottish A consensus emerged amongst the old days of the 17th century in the Per- self acceptance, I was confused— area must be geared up to advancing the education system.’It would be impossi- platform party: The rights of Catholic verts to Papacy Act 1609 and the Mass trapped by my identity and lost in my homosexualist agenda.As was indicated ble here to go into detail of all that fol- parents enshrined in international law Act 1661, it was enacted: “Likewise own head. With pressure mounting and in that Scotsman article, how can you lowed (and preceded) this parliamentary are to be abrogated. His Majesty, considering how danger- a desperate desire to escape myself, I possibly teach history without teaching passage at arms. Suffice to say that the ous it is that children are educated by contemplated suicide.” (Scotsman, Sat, about the Stonewall Riots? result, in time, was the Education (Scot- lifetime ago, on March 20, persons Popishly affected, do therefore, February 6, 2016; I resisted the urge to The next faleshood on the agenda— land Act) 1918, of which our Scottish 1952, four weeks before your conforming to former acts of parlia- correct the grammar.) that 10 per cent to 20 per cent of the Catholic education system was and is humble but esteemed scrivener ment, appoint that children under This narrative of contemplation of population being homosexual but too one of the great fruits. Ahere was born, the First Substantive popish parents, tutors or curators shall suicide amongst gay teenagers is the afraid to admit it (in fact less than 1.5 But make no mistake, after several Protocol to the European Convention be taken from them and committed to latest tool to be deployed shamelessly per cent). years of sniping, war was openly on Human Rights came into effect. the education of some well-affected to affect political and public sentiment. This figure is an exaggeration but it is declared on our Scottish Catholic edu- Article 2 provided that: “No person and religious friend, at the sight We are being told that one in four enough to have Scotland’s political lead- cation system on the evening of Thurs- shall be denied the right to education. and by order of His Majesty’s Privy “LGBTI+ young people have ers dancing to the LGBTI tune: “Let’s day, March 31, at a Scottish In the exercise of any functions which it Council.” attempted suicide as a result of homo- make our school toilets and changing parliamentary election hustings held in assumes in relation to education and to But our children’s education is not to phobic bullying.” The only problem is rooms gender fluid if not neutral.” one of the most prestigious and expen- teaching, the State shall respect the be committed into the hands of ‘some that these are figures supplied by the Simple question: Are we prepared to sive venues in Scotland— Surgeons’ right of parents to ensure such educa- well-affected and religious friend’ but LGBTI Alliance Scotland after a can- fight for our Scottish Catholic school Hall, Edinburgh—uniquely attended by tion and teaching (be) in conformity to the agents of the LGBTI Alliance vass amongst their own members and system? all five parliamentary party leaders— with their own religious and philosoph- Scotland, the hosts of that hustings. supporters and have no independent Wehave friends in the Muslim, Hindu Nicola Sturgeon (SNP); Kezia Dugdale ical convictions.” One of the organisers recently wrote: statistical validity whatsoever. They are and other religious communities, as well (Labour); Ruth Davidson (Conserva- In thrall to the LGBTI Alliance Scot- “Approaching my teenage years and not the product of rigorous, scientific as many atheists, who send their children tive); Willie Rennie (Liberal Democ- land, hosts of the hustings, the Famous quickly falling into an abyss of self-dis- investigation. by preference to our schools who will rats), and; Patrick Harvie (Greens)— Five are committed to abrogating this covery, I suddenly found myself suffo- Moreover, we have to ask: What is support us. But only if we give the lead.

The views expressed in the opinion What do you think of HUGH McLOUGHLIN’S comments on a LGBTI+ agenda? Send your points of pages of the SCO are those of view to the SCO. Write to Letters, SCO, 19 Waterloo St, Glasgow G2 6BT or e-mail [email protected] informed individuals and groups and not necessarily those of the newspaper or the Church Reflecting on Pope Francis’ exhortation The Joy of Love: On Love in the Family

cannot always get out the rule book. claim it somehow expresses God’s The Church has long since recog- Holy Communion well it would be will find winners and losers on what BY BISHOP JOHN Far better to listen to every heart plan for human love and society nised the complexity of modern great if you were the Reader of the kind of Church we should be or and situation and work out tailor- through history. You either believe family life but Pope Francis wants Scriptures at Mass and that you pro- what kind of families we would like KEENAN made solutions for each concrete your teachings are from God and us to be close to all people, no mat- claim them with compassion. to see. All you will find is respect case. When it comes to family life are good for the world or you do not ter what their situation or how far The letter is encouraging and compassion for all family life there is no ‘one size fits all.’ and no-one respects institutions that from the Church they feel. So this throughout. It wills families to keep and an understanding that life is THE title already lets you know This is far more challenging to us keep change their doctrines back letter is about how we can under- going patiently and faithfully and complicated and not all straight this is a positive document. Pope as a Church but it is always better to and forth because of pressure from stand and accompany people who for us all to show a bit of mercy and forward. Francis wants us to approach all listen to and accept everyone than society or to fit in with new fash- feel left behind by the Church and latitude when things are a bit less The biggest challenge is for the families by trying to see where to draw all too easy ‘lines in the ions. So the teaching on marriage - begin to integrate them back into than ideal. We should presume Church to change our focus regard- love already exists in them and to sand.’ It is also challenging for that it is life-long, monogamous, for parish life with our arms open, everyone is trying their best. ing families: to start getting close to be ready to affirm the beauty and those who feel excluded by the families and is between a man and a especially to anyone who is hurting. It is a long document and the them and accompanying them, inte- happiness of whatever family Church’s rule book to think about woman- is still solid. But, within If you are divorced or remarried Pope wants us to take a long time grating them into the life of the love we find. Whatever shape or beginning again on a new journey, that there is huge room for our atti- you are part of the Church family, thinking about it. It is written in an Church and being especially close form a family takes it shares in not knowing exactly where it will tude to do a ‘one-hundred and you are not excommunicated and, easy style open to everyone because to anyone who has suffered from God’s dream that no-one should end. But the journey will be one in eighty degree turn’ and that is what when you come, you will be treated the Pope wants ordinary people to wounded love. feel alone in this world. which they will really meet God the Exhortation is about. It is about as a brother or sister with affection, get their hands on it too. If you are The Pope does not want to do What is new in the exhortation and His personal love for them, and asking what Jesus would do and we esteem and respect, not as a leper. It married you can just go to Chapter away with Church teaching but he is an attitude of accompaniment. It that is really the point. know that He always forgave sin- is all about inclusion not excommu- Four on Love in Marriage, Chapter does want to get rid of all judge- does away with the approach of It is not about changing our ners, welcomed and befriended nication. We are more interested in Five on Love Made Fruitful and mentalism so we can “enter into the wagging our fingers at people and teachings. Everyone understands them and was severe only with discovering all that you can give Chapter Seven on the Education of reality of other people’s lives and to encourages us to get alongside them that you cannot keep changing what those who were far too quick to rather than telling you what you your Children. know the power of tenderness.” and put an arm around them. You you believe, especially when you condemn. cannot do. If you cannot receive It is not a document where you (AL 308) WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY APRIL 15 2016 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER COMMENT 11

W reported at Indiana IRE University’s Bloomington Who is to blame when Catholic D I campus last Monday turned N out to be a Dominican friar wearing a white habit. A student reported on pupils leave religion at school? An SCO diary Twitter that she saw ‘someone walking around in KKK gear with a whip’ on campus. A FOUR-door hatchback Residential hall advisor Ethan Pope Francis used while Gill wrote an email alerting visiting New York in students of the perceived September has fetched more threat and warned them to than £200,000 at auction, said stay indoors, college news the website that held the sale. site The Tab first reported. The black Fiat 500 Lounge “There has been a person was one of two such mini reported walking around Popemobiles that ferried the campus in a KKK outfit pontiff around the Big Apple. holding a whip,” Mr Gill wrote. The black Fiat 500 Lounge “Because the person is was one of two such mini protected under first Popemobiles that ferried the amendment rights, IUPD BY PETER pontiff around the Big Apple cannot remove this person At more than 12 times its from campus unless an act of KEARNEY base price, it was snapped up violence is committed. Please by millionaire businessman PLEASE PLEASE be careful Miles Nadal, who already out there tonight, always be N THE course of the owns more than 130 cars and with someone and if you have past month, I have read motorbikes, according to the no dire reason to be out of the two achingly honest Charitybuzz auction website. building, I would recommend newspaper columns Proceeds will go to Catholic staying indoors if you’re written by secular jour- schools and charities in the alone.” nalists in national newspapers, New York diocese, as well as Mr Gill was forced to retract agonising over their decision two international agencies: the warning on his Facebook to deny religion a place in their I Catholic Relief Services and page after learning the man children's upbringing. the Catholic Near East Welfare was a clergyman in religious In both cases, the authors Association. clothing. were mothers who came to the “In a couple of occasions, “This is what happens when realisation that in their rejec- Pope Francis was in the there is miscommunication,” tion of the Christian faith Popemobile,” Joseph Zwilling, Mr Gill wrote. which they had grown up with, New York Archdiocesan “So what happened tonight they had withheld from their spokesman, said. “For the goes like this: a person saw children a connection with the rest of his time, when he was white robes and what looked foundations of western civilisa- not in the Popemobile, this is to them like a weapon, got tion and left them not just how he traveled around in the scared (rightfully so), warned spiritually, but culturally im- motorcade." people, warned staff, which in poverished as a result. These The second Fiat will also be turn caused me to warn my thought provoking expositions The idea of a university as a tested in a standardised way made by atheists and human- used to raise money for residents because I need to by two individuals on their rela- place of ‘universal knowledge,’ and schools are not measured ists that through science, we charitable causes, although look out for my residents, tionship with religion offered in the words of John Henry against one another, using the can measure and know every- plans have not been set, which in turn made it spread. insights into a journey many Newman in which specialised catechetical literacy of their thing in the universe and with he said. Then my residents, terrified, Scots will have made and many training and research were sub- pupils as a metric is certainly a science it can all be fully Charitybuzz had valued the come running to me, saying more will currently be on. ordinated to the pursuit of a factor. explained, leaving no need or practically new vehicle, yeah the report must be true, Sadly, over recent years, a broader liberal education and With every other subject on place for a creator or deity. featuring a fixed glass roof they saw him and couldn’t narrative has developed which intellectual inquiry was to the curriculum, this is exactly This creed or belief system, and premium seats, at believe there was a proposes, often forcefully and abandoned in the 1990’s when what happens. known as ‘scientism.’ has been £50,000. That’s how much a klansmember [sic] with a utterly unreasonably, that faith the idea of students as cus- The end result is that we undermined fatally recently by Fiat used by the Pope in whip. And I see this picture. and reason or religion and sci- tomers purchasing a narrow set don’t know what our children scientific discoveries in the Philadelphia—another stop on It’s a priest. With a rosary.” ence are somehow incompati- of skills they could take to the don’t know about their Faith fields of gravity, light and par- his September 22-27 US The order found the funny ble. Or worse, that they are global marketplace emerged in and shouldn’t be too surprised ticles all of which demolish trip—was sold for at a gala in side and posting a humorous mutually antagonistic. The its place. w h e n earlier scientific orthodoxies. late January. Still sitting were list on their offical Facebook corollary to this false Public dis- t h e y They have left a significant the pope has sat, clearly naming all the things their dichotomy is that we must all course has It is the fault of their ditch it minority of our fellow citizens adds value. monks could be confused take sides and describe our- of course at the who’ve spent years saying with (below) including selves as either “believers” in parents, who, though f i r s t s u ff e r e d things like ‘I don’t believe in GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG apro-Boxer, baby after science or in religion, but never markedly similarly impoverished oppor- religion; I believe in science’ bathtime, man at spa and both. Faced with this choice as a result tunity. looking, frankly, absurd. A KU KLUX Klan member Casper the friendly ghost. many opt to go with what of such in religious knowledge T h i s , The cosy, simplicity of fairy seems the modern option of c h a n g e s i n c i - tale theories which suggest we atheism. and in make no attempt to d e n - can; observe, explain and At the same time our educa- their own make up the deficit in tally is account for everything, while tion system has tended to sepa- ways, the not the superficially attractive, is, rate pupils into two camps; those sad but their children’s f a u l t what I have previously who were deemed good at h o n e s t o f described as an opiate for the maths and science and those agonising knowledge. t h e i r unthinking. It is therefore reas- who were judged good at lan- of the teach- suring to see that some are guage and social sciences. Com- commen- e r s , beginning to emerge, blinking petence in both being deemed tators I mentioned showed how they are simply operating in a and perhaps a little confused impossible, pupils ended up the lack of a rounded education system which doesn’t impose from the stupor induced by making a choice, bluntly, left intelligent, rational adults universal norms of knowledge ‘scientism’ and the rejection of between numbers or words. with a gnawing sense that on pupils in RE as it does in religion. These divisions, once set in something was missing from every other subject. Hopefully, the honesty of timetabling choices in schools their lives and completely Rather, it is the fault of their newspaper columnists who made it difficult for pupils to absent from their children’s. parents, who, though similarly admit they may have thrown the become polymathic in a way impoverished in religious baby out with the bath water in that earlier generations were. o how could this hap- knowledge make no attempt to their rejection of religion will While the increased specialisa- pen? How could the make up the deficit in their presage a new appreciation of tion of university departments seemingly well-educated children’s knowledge. It also the place of religion in society and faculties simply exacerbated productsS of Catholic schools presents a great challenge to and the irreplaceable ability it the trend towards narrow spe- (both journalists went to our parish priests, especially gives us to understand and inter- cialisms, often devoid of context Catholic schools) abandon when pupils are being pre- pret the world around us. or perspective. It became harder their faith so easily at the pared to receive the Sacra- for young people to see what school gates when they left? ments. purpose a universal belief sys- The fact that pupils in The other major factor of I Peter Kearney is the director tem might play in such a spe- Catholic schools don't have course, is the constant repeti- of the Scottish Catholic Media cialised world. their religious knowledge tion of the false assertions Office

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of the human condition being highlighted in a dramatic way. RICHARD PURDEN looks to unlock some of the mystery Not that art makes any difference in the long run, but you can only try. After all, you can find the biggest influence of surrounding what inspires the musical icon by talking the Anglo-Irish in popular music and entertainment, not in politics as it is with American-Irish (interesting that they are to her brother John Carder Bush whose new book usually referred to as Irish-American). e mentioned the Royal Herbert Military Hospital in Kate: Inside The Rainbow provides unique insight the making of the Experiment IV and make reference to the Catholic chapel. The video being screened late Hby Channel Four, and he makes reference in the book about the BBC not showing it. “This was a long and complicated video, which was ATE Bush remains one of the most popular and Daly, who I was closest to, was living in London and he was filmed in a number of different locations, and there were influential recording artists of all time retain- part of the band as well. By the time this was happening, some very challenging situations for the crew who were ing a sense of mystery and allure that is rare in both my Irish grandparents were dead and our regular visits filming it,” he said. the music world. Her brother John Carder Bush to Ireland had petered out, so the influence of the Irish tra- “The idea of sonic warfare had always interested us (Kate, recently released Kate: Inside The Rainbow a dition on my brother Paddy and my sister Kate was more Paddy and myself) in the same way that using dolphins as collection of photos and two essays which offer a rare from my folk bands than anything else. spies or bomb carriers might: the perversion of something insight. Kate along with her brothers had something of an “Paddy eventually joined us when he had taught himself good to produce something evil. The actors who appear in Kidyllic childhood, their father Robert was a doctor who the mandolin in his early teens, and, later when I had aban- the video were very professional, and this really did encouraged his children’s artistic escape through music doned singing and playing to focus on a poetry reading feel like making the trailer for a feature film, rather than a while Irish mother Hannah (nee Daly) was an award win- group with Tony Buzan and Jeremy Cartland, Paddy was pop video. ning folk dancer from County Waterford immersing the fam- involved in providing some of the music to go with the “The hospital we used has now been converted into lux- ily in folk music and literature. poetry. And, of course, Irish poetry and Irish writers had a ury flats. When we were there, it had been unused for a few Her brothers (John and Paddy) have played an essential big influence on me when it came to poetry.” years, and the debris of its use was still everywhere; we were role in Ms Bush’s artistic path, Paddy has collaborated musi- told that there were parts of the grounds you could not dig cally throughout her career while John has played an essen- hen asked which parts of Ireland his family had in because there were still cholera graves from soldiers who tial role in the visual element taking iconic pictures that the strongest connection, he thought for a while. had died of the disease contracted in the Crimea. would appear on era defining record sleeves and magazine “My mother’s family comes from Clonea, near “As you can imagine, it was pretty spooky as it got dark covers around the globe. His poetry narration and backing Dungarvan,”W he said. “My brother Paddy has a house more to wander those corridors where so many young men from vocals can also be heard on several of her long-players, he to the north and spends a lot of his time there. I have never so many different wars had been brought to recover or die. also headed her management team for many years. tried to trace our family’s history although other relatives Making a scary video in a scary place seemed very appro- Here he discusses the Irish and Catholic influences on his have. I have always harboured a fantasy that there is a priate. sister and the wider family: “For me personally it was mak- Viking connection, as that part of the coastline was used to He is candid about Catholicism/the traditional Mass that ing a connection with a bigger and more colourful family raid the English mainland, and a lot of our family have blond were perhaps an influence. life than we had in England. I am eight years older than my hair and a Scandinavian look to them.” “That’s a complicated one to answer!” he admitted. “Both brother, and 14 years older than Kate, so for almost a decade The fantastical stories he heard from grandparents seem Paddy and Kate went to Roman Catholic schools: De la I was an only child; to discover that I had all these cousins, to have a strong influence. Salle Brothers and a convent. Some of the most beautiful and aunts and uncles was exciting. “I suppose the biggest influence would be discovering music in the world has been generated by the church, and “I used to see our visits to Ireland at Easter and during the what Yeats called the Celtic Twilight; the stories of James art as well, so, like that music, we just absorbed it. summer holidays as the high points of my year. As I got Stephens, particularly The Crock of Gold and Deirdre, and “I can’t speak for Paddy or Kate, but I went to a public older the music, both dance and ballad, got underneath my on another level the stories of Oscar Wilde, and then again school and was not so immersed as they were, and my views skin and by my early 20s I had a folk band that played the on another level James Joyce and his masterpiece of a story, on religion and ‘the meaning of life’ have undergone many London clubs and pubs, playing mainly Irish music with The Dead, had moved me very deeply in the same way that changes and still are; with something as important as that I influences from the Clancy Brothers and Dominic Behan to my grandfather’s stories had,” he said. “My English grandfather was a lay Methodist preacher remains with me. He was sent to prison for his beliefs and, versity graduates and he managed to make up for the lack of the song. have always felt it advisable to be open to anything with start off with, and then broadening out into English and “I shared these with Kate as she was growing up, and I who had signed the pledge never to touch alcohol when he on the way, the truck they were travelling in was stopped by education he had suffered when he had left school in his “We, as a family, have always avoided ‘politics,’ and in wisdom behind it.” Scottish songs as well. can see their influence in many of her songs.” was 16 and was always a very serious man who studied the a regular army platoon, and the conscientious objectors early teens to earn a living. those days we were careful not to become emotionally con- “We used to play at the Crubeen Club in Battersea as res- There is a fascinating section in the book about their bible in his free time,” he said. “Or so it seemed to me. He beaten up; my grandfather lost his front teeth. He mentions in the book that when filming the Army nected to either side of the conflict,” he said. idents, and the Fortune of War in Woolwich also as residents paternal grandfather. Because of his religious convictions told me about his experiences as a conscientious objector “He told me that prison was very useful as most of the Dreamers video it was important that the soldiers didn’t look “But, in every extreme situation where people are being I Kate Bush: Inside The Rainbow by John Carder Bush is and anywhere else that would have us. My cousin Michael he was a conscientious objector. not long before he died and this put a tangent on his life that other conscientious objectors were school-teachers and uni- like British soldiers, there’s also the lilting Irish accent in killed there is always grist for the creative artist, some aspect out now on hardback priced £40 WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 12 ARTS SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY APRIL 15 2016 FRIDAY APRIL 15 2016 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER ARTS 13

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of the human condition being highlighted in a dramatic way. RICHARD PURDEN looks to unlock some of the mystery Not that art makes any difference in the long run, but you can only try. After all, you can find the biggest influence of surrounding what inspires the musical icon by talking the Anglo-Irish in popular music and entertainment, not in politics as it is with American-Irish (interesting that they are to her brother John Carder Bush whose new book usually referred to as Irish-American). e mentioned the Royal Herbert Military Hospital in Kate: Inside The Rainbow provides unique insight the making of the Experiment IV and make reference to the Catholic chapel. The video being screened late Hby Channel Four, and he makes reference in the book about the BBC not showing it. “This was a long and complicated video, which was ATE Bush remains one of the most popular and Daly, who I was closest to, was living in London and he was filmed in a number of different locations, and there were influential recording artists of all time retain- part of the band as well. By the time this was happening, some very challenging situations for the crew who were ing a sense of mystery and allure that is rare in both my Irish grandparents were dead and our regular visits filming it,” he said. the music world. Her brother John Carder Bush to Ireland had petered out, so the influence of the Irish tra- “The idea of sonic warfare had always interested us (Kate, recently released Kate: Inside The Rainbow a dition on my brother Paddy and my sister Kate was more Paddy and myself) in the same way that using dolphins as collection of photos and two essays which offer a rare from my folk bands than anything else. spies or bomb carriers might: the perversion of something insight. Kate along with her brothers had something of an “Paddy eventually joined us when he had taught himself good to produce something evil. The actors who appear in Kidyllic childhood, their father Robert was a doctor who the mandolin in his early teens, and, later when I had aban- the video were very professional, and this really did encouraged his children’s artistic escape through music doned singing and playing to focus on a poetry reading feel like making the trailer for a feature film, rather than a while Irish mother Hannah (nee Daly) was an award win- group with Tony Buzan and Jeremy Cartland, Paddy was pop video. ning folk dancer from County Waterford immersing the fam- involved in providing some of the music to go with the “The hospital we used has now been converted into lux- ily in folk music and literature. poetry. And, of course, Irish poetry and Irish writers had a ury flats. When we were there, it had been unused for a few Her brothers (John and Paddy) have played an essential big influence on me when it came to poetry.” years, and the debris of its use was still everywhere; we were role in Ms Bush’s artistic path, Paddy has collaborated musi- told that there were parts of the grounds you could not dig cally throughout her career while John has played an essen- hen asked which parts of Ireland his family had in because there were still cholera graves from soldiers who tial role in the visual element taking iconic pictures that the strongest connection, he thought for a while. had died of the disease contracted in the Crimea. would appear on era defining record sleeves and magazine “My mother’s family comes from Clonea, near “As you can imagine, it was pretty spooky as it got dark covers around the globe. His poetry narration and backing Dungarvan,”W he said. “My brother Paddy has a house more to wander those corridors where so many young men from vocals can also be heard on several of her long-players, he to the north and spends a lot of his time there. I have never so many different wars had been brought to recover or die. also headed her management team for many years. tried to trace our family’s history although other relatives Making a scary video in a scary place seemed very appro- Here he discusses the Irish and Catholic influences on his have. I have always harboured a fantasy that there is a priate. sister and the wider family: “For me personally it was mak- Viking connection, as that part of the coastline was used to He is candid about Catholicism/the traditional Mass that ing a connection with a bigger and more colourful family raid the English mainland, and a lot of our family have blond were perhaps an influence. life than we had in England. I am eight years older than my hair and a Scandinavian look to them.” “That’s a complicated one to answer!” he admitted. “Both brother, and 14 years older than Kate, so for almost a decade The fantastical stories he heard from grandparents seem Paddy and Kate went to Roman Catholic schools: De la I was an only child; to discover that I had all these cousins, to have a strong influence. Salle Brothers and a convent. Some of the most beautiful and aunts and uncles was exciting. “I suppose the biggest influence would be discovering music in the world has been generated by the church, and “I used to see our visits to Ireland at Easter and during the what Yeats called the Celtic Twilight; the stories of James art as well, so, like that music, we just absorbed it. summer holidays as the high points of my year. As I got Stephens, particularly The Crock of Gold and Deirdre, and “I can’t speak for Paddy or Kate, but I went to a public older the music, both dance and ballad, got underneath my on another level the stories of Oscar Wilde, and then again school and was not so immersed as they were, and my views skin and by my early 20s I had a folk band that played the on another level James Joyce and his masterpiece of a story, on religion and ‘the meaning of life’ have undergone many London clubs and pubs, playing mainly Irish music with The Dead, had moved me very deeply in the same way that changes and still are; with something as important as that I influences from the Clancy Brothers and Dominic Behan to my grandfather’s stories had,” he said. “My English grandfather was a lay Methodist preacher remains with me. He was sent to prison for his beliefs and, versity graduates and he managed to make up for the lack of the song. have always felt it advisable to be open to anything with start off with, and then broadening out into English and “I shared these with Kate as she was growing up, and I who had signed the pledge never to touch alcohol when he on the way, the truck they were travelling in was stopped by education he had suffered when he had left school in his “We, as a family, have always avoided ‘politics,’ and in wisdom behind it.” Scottish songs as well. can see their influence in many of her songs.” was 16 and was always a very serious man who studied the a regular army platoon, and the conscientious objectors early teens to earn a living. those days we were careful not to become emotionally con- “We used to play at the Crubeen Club in Battersea as res- There is a fascinating section in the book about their bible in his free time,” he said. “Or so it seemed to me. He beaten up; my grandfather lost his front teeth. He mentions in the book that when filming the Army nected to either side of the conflict,” he said. idents, and the Fortune of War in Woolwich also as residents paternal grandfather. Because of his religious convictions told me about his experiences as a conscientious objector “He told me that prison was very useful as most of the Dreamers video it was important that the soldiers didn’t look “But, in every extreme situation where people are being I Kate Bush: Inside The Rainbow by John Carder Bush is and anywhere else that would have us. My cousin Michael he was a conscientious objector. not long before he died and this put a tangent on his life that other conscientious objectors were school-teachers and uni- like British soldiers, there’s also the lilting Irish accent in killed there is always grist for the creative artist, some aspect out now on hardback priced £40 WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 14 FR ROLHEISER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY APRIL 15 2016 Love: The projection versus the reality

that other so that, in effect, this is more self-love than real love? The answer to that, as Johnson high- lights, is complex. The goodness and nobility we see in the other person are in fact there, normally at least; how- ever, until a certain projection, an ide- alisation within which we envelope the other, is stripped away we not yet really loving and valuing that other. As an example: Imagine a man falling in love with a woman. At that early stage of love, his feelings for her are very strong, obsessive even, and his BY FR RONALD eyes are open mostly only to her good qualities and blind to her faults. Indeed, ROLHEISER at this stage, her faults can even appear attractive rather than problematic. Of HE famed Jungian writer, course, as bitter experience teaches us, Robert Johnson, makes this that won’t be the case once the infatua- observation about falling in tion wears off. love: “To fall in love is to And so we are left with an important project the most noble and question: Are those wonderful qualities infinitely valuable part of one’s being that we so naturally see in another per- onto another human being… We have son in the early stages of love really Tto say that the divinity we see in others there? Yes. Absolutely. They are there; is truly there, but we don’t have a right but they may not be what we are actu- to see it until we have taken away our ally seeing. As Mr Johnson highlights, own projections… Making this fine and as spiritual writers everywhere distinction is the most delicate and dif- attest to, at this stage of love, there is ficult task in life.” the ever-present possibility that the an ambiguous thing and needs the dis- seeing the other person’s goodness, not decided it was the heaven of a false reli- And indeed it is. Sorting through beautiful qualities we are seeing in cernment offered by time and the coun- our own. The same holds true as gion, toward which one ought to gaze what is genuine in love and what is pro- someone are more of a projection of sel of wise friends and family. We can regards hatred of someone else. Just as with an amused disbelief, a gently jection is indeed one of the more deli- our own selves than actual gifts we see fall in love with many different kinds we tend to idealise others we also tend familiar contempt, and an embarrassed cate and difficult tasks of life. When inside him or her. of people, including some who are very to demonise them, projecting our own nostalgia. Now in his middle age he can, and do, for instance, sometimes Though the other person actually wrong for us. The heart, as Pascal dark side onto them and enrobing them began to know that it was neither a state fall in love with persons who are utterly possesses those gifts, what we are asserts, has its reasons, some of which with our own worse qualities. Thus, by of grace nor an illusion; he saw it as a wrong for us and know from experi- really seeing is a projection of our- are not always favourable to our long- Robert Johnson’s logic, we don’t have human act of becoming, a condition ence that once our initial infatuation is selves, an idealisation with which we range health. a right either to hate anyone, until we that was invented and modified over our passion can very quickly turn have enveloped the other, so that in have withdrawn our own dark projec- moment by moment and day by day, into indifference or even hatred. For effect, at this stage, we is not so much hat is the lesson here? Sim- tion. We over-demonise just as we by the will and the intelligence and this reason we might ask: Whom or in love with the other as we are in love ply this: In all of our intimate over-idealise. the heart.” what are we really loving in those mag- with certain good qualities that are relations we should be aware In his classic novel, Stoner, John ical moments of infatuation when we inside of ourselves. That’s why we can of our natural propensity to project our Williams describes for us how his main I Fr Ronald Rolheiser is a priest and W member of the Missionary Oblates of see so much goodness and divinity fall in love with people of very different own more-noble qualities onto the character understands love: “In his inside of another person? Are we really temperaments and virtue and, at an other person and to be aware too that extreme youth Stoner had thought of Mary Immaculate. He is president of in love with that person or, as Mr John- early stage of our love, still always we do not truly love and appreciate that love as an absolute state of being to the Oblate School of Theology in San son suggests, are we simply projecting have the same feelings. other person until we have withdrawn which, if one were lucky, one might Antonio, Texas. Visit his website at some of our own noble qualities onto That is also why falling love is such that projection so that we are actually find access; in his maturity he had www.ronrolheiser.com

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IN KOREA there is a story The man agreed that this you give different gifts to each new words—either “God save told, a legend, about a man really was Hell, and he asked of us and you are pleased George Washington” or “God who dies and goes to Heaven. to be taken straight back to when we use our gifts well. save the Thirteen States” Before he enters Heaven Heaven. Inspire each of us to reach our (being the number of States in he says to the gatekeeper: When he arrived in Heaven potential and use our gifts the US at the time of Inde- “Before I go into Heaven he saw the same kind of table for the benefit of others. pendence). The present US I’d like you to take me piled high with the very same Enable us by the power of your anthem (The Star-Spangled on a tour of Hell.” food. But here the people Spirit to grow in faith Banner) officially became And so the man is taken, looked so very happy. and in imagination and cre- their national anthem only in first of all, to visit Hell. “No chopsticks, I sup- ativity, living a life for others 1931—both tunes were in use When he gets there he is pose?”asked the man. that is worthwhile. until then. surprised to see a long table “Oh yes,” said his Amen. The tune of God save our piled high with the finest food guide.“They have the same Gracious Queen has also been anyone could ever want. But chopsticks, two metres long, APRIL 21 is one of the days used in the past as the national he saw that the people in Hell and they must be held at the when the British National anthems of Denmark, Russia, were starving, and he asked end. PRAYERS FOR THE WEEK Anthem is played the most. Sweden, Switzerland, and in his guide: “Why is everyone “The same as in Hell. But, Some radio stations, for exam- parts of what is now Germany. starving?” here in Heaven, these people world’s greatest scientists. Yet, such advances in science. It’s ple, will play it early in the The small country of Liecht- “It’s like this,” said the have learned that as they feed when he applied to attend a interesting that he said: day. April 21 is the birthday of enstein is the only country still guide. “Everybody who comes their neighbour with the long college in Munich, he was “Imagination is more impor- Queen Elizabeth II. to use for its national anthem to Hell is given a pair of chop- chopsticks, their neighbour turned down because they tant than knowledge.” The tune of what we now the same tune as the British sticks—two metres long, and feeds them.” said that he ‘showed no Mr Einstein also said: know as God save our Gra- national anthem. they have to hold them at the LORD, inspire me always to promise.’ “When I see the Cosmos, I cious Queen (or King) is based Let’s pray the shortest end at mealtimes. Of course, have genuine care and con- He worked in different jobs can't help but believe that on a piece written in 1619 by psalm in the Bible. It invites no-one can eat with chopsticks cern for others, and may peo- to get the money he needed to there is a Divine Hand behind an English composer. people of all nations—to give that long. ple be as generous to me as I follow his scientific interests. it all.” Britain had governed what praise to God: “Look at everyone lifting am to them. Amen. Important as knowledge is, He died on April 18 in 1955, is now the United States of LORD,Praise the Lord, all you their chopsticks, trying to feed without his sense of imagina- having said that: “Only a life America until the Declaration nations. Speak to him, all peo- themselves—they miss their ALBERT Einstein was born in tion and creativity he would lived for others is worth- of Independence in 1776. The ple of the earth, because His mouths every time. How mis- Germany in 1879. He is now not have been able to make while.” tune of the old British anthem love is great and He is always erable they all look!” acknowledged as one of the use of his knowledge to make LORD, our God, was kept, but was used with faithful.

WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY APRIL 15 2016 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER REFLECTION 15 Join in Christ’s struggle EWTN PROGRAMMES SUNDAY APRIL 17 DAILY MASS 11AM 5.30PM REGINA CAELI WITH POPE EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY FRANCIS 9PM 1PM to make his teaching ours THE PHILOSOPHER'S BENCH SUNDAY MASS THURSDAY 4PM In the latest article in our series on spiritual reflection, ABBOT JOSEPH RATZINGER - BAVARIA 1PM TO BENEDICT DAILY MASS MARK CAIRA discusses how we keep going when times get hard 5PM 5.30PM EWTN BOOKMARK EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY 6PM 8PM THE WORLD OVER EWTN LIVE A SPIRITUAL 9PM 9PM SUNDAY NIGHT PRIME REFLECTION THE PHILOSOPHER'S BENCH 10PM VATICANO FRIDAY MONDAY 1PM 1PM DAILY MASS DAILY MASS 5.30PM 8PM EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY FORGOTTEN HERITAGE: 8PM EUROPE AND THE EUCHARIST THE WORLD OVER 8.30PM 9PM HERE are times in our lives CATHOLIC ENLIGHTENMENT: when, no matter the help given by GIFTS OF CATHOLICISM TO BLUE COLLAR APOLOGETICS the Church through its sacra- CIVILIZATION 9.30PM ments, its places of prayer and the 9PM LIFE ON THE ROCK comforting advice given by those acting in her name, we can still feel adrift in THE PHILOSOPHER'S BENCH SATURDAY the sea of depression or other malaise. TUESDAY 2.30PM TThis was often described as the Noon Day 1PM ONE FAITH EXPERIENCE Devil or Acedia by the Desert Fathers living DAILY MASS MORNING SESSION in the early Christian centuries. Life 5.30PM 1PM becomes unendingly difficult when we find EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY ourselves in a hole like this. To keep our- DAILY MASS 9PM selves together, like links in a chain, we keep 7PM to our daily routine, fulfilling our obligations THE PHILOSOPHER'S BENCH to family or colleagues. WEDNESDAY ONE FAITH EXPERIENCE That is how we show our love and respon- 1PM AFTERNOON SESSION sibility to those who rely on us. We may sometimes need to get professional help. More often than not, however, it is simply a matter of recognising that we are not in full control of our lives. God made us for happi- LAY READERS’ GUIDE ness. By the nature of things, however, it is out of our reach until he lifts us up to receive it. Christ himself showed us how it has to be done. Even on good days we cannot take every- SUNDAY APRIL 17 thing for granted. Life is always a gift. We don’t grasp it—we receive it. Our life is Acts 13:14, 43-52. Response: We are his meant to be part of a web of human ties and people, the sheep of his flock. Apocalypse friendship. What we do is done usually with 7:9, 14b-17. John 10:27-30. or for others. When it is reduced to being what I do, some of real life is lost to us. The Scriptures and Christian Tradition MONDAY have always emphasised our need to pray. Acts 11:1-18. Response: My soul is That is part of human links with those we thirsting for God, the God of my life. know or those in some need. Prayer is not, at bottom, me praying to God who listens to John 10:1-10. me and hears what I need or want. Real God, even in such disasters, can’t explain became part of His condition in his life on prayer is me stopping what I am doing to such things. Life is a mystery in so many earth just as it is for us. become conscious of God’s presence. All ways, including these tragedies. TUESDAY other prayer throughout the rest of our day There is only so much that we can do to stop he season of Lent, combined with that Acts 11:19-26. Response: O praise the springs from that basic attention to God. or prevent disasters. But the human response of Easter, spells out how God sent his Lord, all you nations. John 10:22-30. Whether we are awake or half-asleep, doing reveals many miracles of caring and heroism Son to enter into our humanity. Jesus a very busy job or quietly relaxing alone or among great numbers of people who promptly Texperienced the joys of human living and with others, it is that deeper sense of God’s go the help of those afflicted. This is one way shared in the sufferings we all have to WEDNESDAY presence in all of our life that gives us a God shows his hand in the goodness of those endure. Instead of being destroyed by them, Acts 12:24-13:5a. Response: Let the sense of who we are. It is that deep feeling of who do his work by helping the victims. he changed them. His rejection by the author- peoples praise you, O Lord, let all the belonging that will keep us going when God isn’t a magician who can do tricks ities led to his death because of his message times get hard. which defy the laws of nature he himself of life. Many would not or could not accept people praise you. John 12:44-50. The sense of uselessness that comes to all made. Having said that, we cannot claim to his teachings. They felt threatened by them of us from time to time is a test of how much know everything about God. We do know and so had him killed on the cross. But it was THURSDAY we trust in God. His love and presence lie from the teaching of Jesus in the Gospels and through His trust in God His Father that the much deeper than our feelings, but they do in the earlier parts of the scriptures that God tragedy of his life was transformed and was Acts 13:13-25. Response: I will sing for support our daily life on the surface. Such loves and cares for the world He created. raised up to the new of His resurrection. ever of you love, O Lord. John 13:16-20. belief has sustained people over long peri- There is a depth to God that we cannot Our Lord’s resurrection has not changed ods of time. There are stories of saints who expect to understand completely. Often we the sometimes harsh nature of human life continued to do heroic things for the needy are surprised by some of the characteristics nor many of its injustices. That was His own FRIDAY in spite of having little or no feelings of the of our close friends even after many years. lot in life. If we want to receive the joy that Acts 13:26-33. Response: You are my love they were giving to others. They knew God’s own self-revealing continues in our was His at the end of his life, we need to join Son. It is I who have begotten you this that God loved them but the satisfaction of personal lives. in His struggle to make His teaching part of day. John 14:1-6. feeling that had departed them. God showed us Himself when he sent his ours. Sufferings are not without a reason. By Son on earth. Christ is God’s love for us in a struggling with them we help to change our- e hear of people giving up their human person. Jesus, this flesh and blood selves. And by changing ourselves we are SATURDAY belief in God because they could- person, became a member of the human helped to transform our sufferings. That is Acts 12:10-1. Response: Those who are n’t see God in the many heart- race. He spoke with authority about his rela- the promise of Jesus’ resurrection from the rendingW disasters and individual tragedies in tion to God and of God his Father’s love for dead. By living like Him now, we share in sowing in tears will sing when they reap. people’s lives. Those who still believe in us. The hardships of living and loving and anticipate Christ’s risen life. John 15:18-21. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 16 FAITH IN CULTURE SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY APRIL 15 2016 Keep the reservoirs of tradition flowing FAITH IN CULTURE says from rock’n’roll to journalism, sport to Faith, we build on a legacy to help preserve it

unionist upbringing in Glasgow, in reference to fessionals of the music industry today would take son of Garbage is another iconic Scottish musician savage Government cuts he recently spoke of one look at the five working class Irish Catholic who helped define the 1990s. Last week she wrote being supported by the Margaret Thatcher Gov- diaspora lads from Manchester's council estates about being ‘deeply saddened’ after hearing about ernment’s Enterprise Allowance Scheme which and say ‘not a chance.’ the potential sale of the Inch Community Centre ran from 1982 until the early 90s. The singer For all the affectations of living in an inclusive in Edinburgh, the 17th century A listed building By Richard admitted that it would be ‘Hell’ starting a band in society the likes of Bobby Gillespie or Noel Gal- was where she expanded her own musical endeav- the current climate. A modest allowance allowed lagher would simply not get off the starting block ours. The cash strapped local council are unlikely Purden him to pursue the life of a musical artist while his today; by their own admission. It's true that our to secure funds which would allow the next gen- rent was subsidised by housing benefit. He was culture has grown elitist and the chances of the eration to flourish. It is likely that the building will RIGINALLY forming in Glasgow allowed creative latitude to develop and learn his poor boy or girl making good is more unlikely than be sold to property developers to convert into lux- almost 35 years ago Primal Scream trade as a musician before making records that ever. We have a disposable mainstream on the side ury flats. It sometimes takes those who have ben- recently returned to the city that built on the traditions of rock n' roll while talking of rich profiteers, television shows such as X-Fac- efited from a community to one day return with birthed them for a triumphant home- the genre into vital new areas. tor and The Voice have helped create bland and their pockets jingling and an ambition to help those coming performance which proved Another beneficiary of government funding was meaningless conventions with no development of who are as they once were. why they are one of the last great roc’n’roll acts. Noel Gallagher, Mr Gillespie’s label-mate on Cre- the artist or a sense of building on the traditions of Among the audience were many musicians, jour- ation records. Oasis were signed in Glasgow by the past. t was with a heavy heart that I read about the Onalists, artists and record producers who hailed another entrepreneurial working class Glaswegian Working class life in Britain once produced an recent developments regarding the potential from the same working class roots as the band. Pri- who also benefited from the scheme; Alan McGee. abundance of talent, today beyond the pressures of sale of the SCO. mal Scream have no equivalent, they are quite lit- Much like Mr Gillespie, Mr Gallagher recently surviving there are just too many distractions cour- II began writing for the SCO 13 years ago under erally the last band standing. Singer Bobby proposed Oasis would be unlikely to get a record tesy of a tiny mobile device. former editor Harry Conroy, I admired his aim, no Gillespie was shaped by a working class trade deal today. He suggests that the middle class pro- matter what ‘of getting that wee paper out there.’ lan McGee was a rare example of a work- This paper has provided an essential voice for the ing class entrepreneur with pop culture Catholic community in Scotland for 131 years, kudos, he realised just how important the whether it be your voice on the letters page, news of Gordius No 242 Aexpressions of bands such as Primal Scream and what is going on in local parishes or our collective CROSSWORD Oasis were to British culture. He was also willing voice articulating something about the Faith values to put his money where his mouth was while feel- in which we share—it is a legacy which must be ing an indisputable kinship with the acts he was handled with care. We will all be losing more than 1 23 4 5 67 signing, like Noel and Liam Gallagher he had we will ever gain without this newspaper’s presence. come from a violent home and was almost a father It took a herculean effort by this community to figure to the younger sibling. His bands defined stand up and fight for the existence of Celtic Foot- 8 9 the 1990s in the same way as The Smiths had done ball Club in the early 1990s and some of those the previous decade. “The devil will find work for ‘rebels’ are currently mustering their forces idle hands to do,” sang Morrissey on What Differ- once again. 10 11 12 First entry out the hat on ence Does It Make? It is time to put disenchantment and differences With less government and local support as well to one side, each and every one of us, and do what FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26 will be 13 14 as higher education opportunities it is becoming we can to make sure this 131-year-old newspaper the winner an insurmountable task for young people in Britain is around to play its part in preserving our from poor or difficult backgrounds to make it in beliefs, culture and traditions for the generations 151617 Send your completed the creative arts and music industry. 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BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE BOYD FOX McBRIEN McKNIGHT 5th Anniversary 34th Anniversary In loving memory of my dear 3rd Anniversary In loving memory of my dear In memory of John Fox, died brother and uncle, Neil, who Treasured memories of our CAMPBELL brother, brother-in-law and died April 20, 2007. Also Loving thoughts today and April 19, 1982. dearly loved mum, gran and uncle, Ronnie, who died on Beloved husband, father, remembering loved ones great-gran, Ellen, who died every day of Calum, whom we April 15, 2011. gone before. R.I.P. lost so tragically on grandfather and April 6, 2013, and our dear We have loved him in life, great-grandfather. Close to my heart you will January 11, 2005, and whose Let us not forget him in death. always stay, dad, James, died February birthday occurs on April 13. Sadly missed. Masses offered. 15, 1982. Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Inserted by wife May, sons, Loved and remembered Eternal rest grant unto him, Always in our thoughts and pray for him. daughters, daughter-in-law, every day. O Lord. prayers. From Effie, Michael and sons-in-law, grandchildren Our Lady of the Isles, pray Our Lady of the Isles, pray family. for them. Lovingly remembered by all for him. CAMPBELL and great-grandchildren. Linwood, Johnstone, Inserted by his loving family. the family. Inserted by Catriona, Katie (MARY) To the dear and loving memory BRADLEY Bishopton, Bridge of Weir Mary and families, In loving memory of my wife, of our beloved brother, and and Australia. MacDONALD Benbecula and away. Mary, died April 17, 2001. uncle, Angus (“Noo”), who In loving memory of Bella May the winds of Heaven died April 18, 2006. R.I.P. Galbraith, Glen, Isle of Barra, RELIGIOUS MEMORIAM blow gently, “Sadly missed in every way, GIBNEY died Good Friday, April 13, And whisper for you to hear, Quietly remembered every day.” In loving memory of our dear 2001, Roderick, died May 21, BEVERIDGE That I still love and miss you, Fois shiorraidh thoir dha, a mother, Veronica (née 1980, and David McLeod, 17th Anniversary of Sister And wish you were here, Thighearna. Williamson), much loved died February 18, 2004. Marie Julie, S.N.D., died Every day I think of you, Inserted by his loving sisters, wife of the late Neil, dear Our Lady, Star of the Sea, April 19, 1999, in Nigeria. I miss you more and more, Catriona and Katie Mary, mother, gran and great-gran, pray for them. Also remembering Margaret Just wish you would come and our families, at home, died April 17, 2007. Son Michael, Charlotte, O’Neill (Beveridge), who walking, Benbecula and away. So dearly loved. Roddy and Kirsty Anne. died November 6, 2011 and Through the door. So sadly missed. Frances Ann O’Neill, who St Philomena, pray for her. CAMPBELL R.I.P. McLERNON died March 3, 2014. Your ever loving husband, John. 8th Anniversary 7th Anniversary In loving memory of our dear Much loved and greatly GILFEDDER In loving memory of our dear father, father-in-law and gen, missed by all family and BRADLEY (MARY) Michael Felix O.S.B. dad, Edward, died April 19, Archie, died April 16, 2008. friends. In memory of a loving mum 25th Anniversary R.I.P. 2009. and a wonderful nana. Remembering with love our Fold him O Jesus in Thine It’s been fifteen years since Our hearts are full of memories, beloved father, who died you were here, With pride we speak your name, arms and let him henceforth aged 72, on April 15, 1991. But we know you will always Life goes on without you, dad, be, be near, But nothing’s quite the same. Also remembering our A messenger of love Our loss is Heaven’s gain. Our Lady, Star of the Sea, beloved mother, Rose, our between our human hearts Love from John, Karen, pray for him. sister, Marie Clare and our and Thee. Sean, David and Hayleigh. Inserted by his loving family, brother Paul. MacISAAC Inserted by his loving family. St Brendan Road. From all the family. Treasured forever are the We had a gen with a heart of BRADLEY “Death is not the extinguishing memories of my dear son, MacNEIL 15th Anniversary gold, of the light but putting out and our brother, Michael In loving memory of our In loving memory of my dear Who was more to us than the lamp because the dawn Eugene, who was mum, Ealasaid MacNeil of wealth untold, mum, Mary Bradley, who has come.” accidentally drowned on Caolis, Vatersay, who KENNY Without farewell he fell asleep, died April, 17, 2001. April 14, 1986, aged 22 passed away on April 22, 24th Anniversary With only memories for us to Everything I ever learned years. R.I.P. 2014. Remembering Reverend keep. LONG All came from one source, 42nd Anniversary Memories are treasures to In God’s own garden, she Father Larry, who died on Who was that teacher? All his grandchildren. In memory of our loving store in our heart, gently sleeps April 13, 1992. You, my mum of course, To stay there forever when A mother we loved, but could “All I ask of you is that Watching me through mother, Mrs. Margaret Long, loved ones depart, not keep, wherever you may be you childhood, died April 19, 1974. Ours grow more precious God took her hand, we had will always remember me at Teaching me right from wrong, O Mary, conceived without with each passing year, to part the Altar of God.” - St Monica. Filling me with happiness, sin, pray for us who have A priceless remembrance of He healed her pain, but Our Lady of Lourdes, pray Making me belong. recourse to Thee. you, Michael dear. broke our hearts. for him. If I had one wish, Inserted by the family. And never another, Our Lady of Knock, pray for him. Forever in our thoughts, Sadly missed. Annie, Mick, Maggs, Marion RUSSELL I’d spend one hour, Mum and family, home and and families. 3rd Anniversary With you my mother. away. Remembering Fr George Night night, God bless. Russell, retired Parish Priest St Philomena, pray for her. McNULTY MacKINNON of St Charles Borromeo, Love and miss you mum. 24th Anniversary DOUGHERTY In loving memory of our dear Aigburth, Liverpool, who Loving daughter Katrina and In loving memory of Michael Remembering with love a mother and grandmother, died on April 18, 2013. Gus. Robert, who was tragically dear mother, gran and Margaret MacKinnon Our Lady of Lourdes, pray Nana, our guardian angel. killed on April 16, 1992, aged Love Mary and Sofia. great-gran, Bridget, who (Peigeag Iagain Neill), who for him. 24 years, dearly loved son of died on April 21, 1998. died April 15, 1992, our dear Inserted by his friends from My lips cannot speak how I Monica and the late John, BRADLEY father and grandfather, Calderbank, Airdrie. beloved brother of Monica Mary, may the Lord Bless loved her, James (Ban) MacKinnon, thee and keep thee, may His My heart cannot tell what to say, McBRIDE, Kenneth Francis died November 10, 1994, and twin of the late Kevin, MEMORIAM But God only knows how I face shine upon thee. 31st Anniversary also our dear brother, uncle loved and loving boyfriend of miss her, May you rest in peace. Amen. In treasured memory of our and grand-uncle, Kenneth, Patricia, grandson of the late BARRETT In my life that is lonely today. Gus McMillan and family. beloved only son, Kenneth died January 2008. Bert and Mona Dawson and 7th Anniversary In the shelter of Thy Sacred Fois shiorruidh thoir dhaibh the late John and Molly Precious memories of Heart, Francis, whose bright and McNulty. Margaret, who died April 20, Dear Jesus, may she rest. shining life of 17 years was a Thighearna. 2009. St Roch, pray for her. taken from him, along with Agus solus nach dibir St Bernadette, pray for him. Loved and remembered Loving daughter Kathleen. that of his dear friend Nicola, dearrsadh orra. Mum and Monica. always. Time may pass and fade away, on April 20, 1985 in Hong Gun robh am fois ann an sith. The Barrett family. But silent thoughts and Kong. Inserted by all the family. McNULTY memories stay. May the Angels lead him into Fond and happy memories , Ronnie of Michael Robert, much BOYD Immaculate Heart of Mary, Paradise and may God grant MacKINNON 5th Anniversary 27th Anniversary loved nephew of Rosemary pray for her. him eternal joy. In loving memory of my dear St. Joseph, pray for her. In loving memory of our dear and the late John and cousin Births, “Pray for me as I will for thee, uncle, Ronnie, who passed Loving son-in-law Ian. mother, Mary Flora, who of Caroline, Christopher and away on April 15, 2011. Engagements, Sincere and true in heart that we may merrily meet in died on April 21, 1989, also Anne-Marie, who died so Loved and remembered Marriages, and mind, Heaven”– St Thomas More. our dear father, John, died suddenly on April 16, 1992. every day. Anniversaries and A beautiful memory she left Inserted by his loving parents, January 14, 1998. Remembering also all other Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Congratulations behind. Hugh and Maggie McBride Our Lady, Star of the Sea, deceased numbers of the pray for him. Her loving grandchildren and and his loving family in pray for them. McNulty and Carr families. Marion. great-grandchildren. Scotland, England and U.S.A. Inserted by the family. Aunt Rosemary and family. XSOA018C&019C 13/4/16 11:36 Page 2

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McSHANE – MacKINNON MORRISON, Flora M. RELIGIOUS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT GRATEFUL thanks to Dear A much missed mother and 11th Anniversary Heart of Jesus, Blessed Virgin, nana, Kate Anne, died April Keep Your arms around her St Clare and St Jude. – M. 17, 1993, her son, John, Lord, VERY REV. JOHN August 3, 1988, Auntie Keep her in Your care, CANON McAULEY thanks to The family of the late Canon GRATEFUL Chrissie Peggy, April 5, Make up for all she suffered, Blessed Lady of Fatima and McAuley and the 1979, Uncle Michael Bhan, And all that seemed unfair. St Philomena. – J.B. parishioners of St Philomena’s July 18, 1983, and all loved Inserted by Marion and wish to thank His Grace ones gone before. Adam (Clydebank). GRATEFUL thanks to Archbishop Tartaglia, Bishop St Barr, pray for them. Blessed Virgin Mary and St Flora M. John Keenan, Emeritus We treasure the memories MORRISON, Pio. Still praying. – E.K. 11th Anniversary Archbishop Conti, Emeritus we have of you. God came and sat upon THOMSON Bishop Taylor, all fellow Charlotte, Michael, Roddy , I resort to your bed, Sixteenth Anniversary of O ST. MARTHA priests for concelebrating thee and to thy petition and and Kirsty Anne. With open arms, He gently Dave, died April 16, 2000. Holy Mass and all who faith. I offer up to thee this said, I remember the day I met you, attended Mass; for cards light which I shall burn every “You’ve taken more than you The day God made you and messages of sympathy Tuesday for nine Tuesdays. can stand, mine, and support and concern Comfort me in all my So come with me to a better I remember the day God over the period of Canon’s land.” difficulties through the great took you, illness. Thanks to staff at favour thou didst enjoy when Parting came and hearts And will to the end of time, Ward 33, G.R.I., Ward 4B, were broken, Our Saviour lodged in thy Although I cannot see you, Beatson, doctors at house…I beseech thee to A loved one gone and words You are with me night and Wallacewell Practice, unspoken. have pity in regard to the SMITH day, Palliative Care, Marie Curie, Not a day goes by when we favour I ask… I intercede for In loving memory of John, a The love we had between Staff Nurses and Sisters of don’t think of you. my family that we may devoted husband, dad and St Joseph’s Home, Little Inserted by Anne and us, always be provided for in our grandchildren, Aviemore. (great) grandad, who died Even death can’t take away. Sisters of the Poor, necessities. I ask thee, St MAGEE on April 16, 2008, and his From your loving wife Robroyston and T & R. Martha, to overcome the In loving memory of Patrick dearly loved daughter, Cathie. O’Brien, Edinburgh Road for dragon which Thou didst Magee, a dear husband, Jacqueline (Jean), beloved Memories we keep, one by professional services. cast at thy feet. One Our dad, father-in-law and papa, wife, mum, daughter and sister, one Father, three Hail Mary’s and who died April 19, 2007. who died on April 14, 1996. Things you said, songs THANKSGIVING a lighted candle every If tears could build a stairway It broke our hearts to lose you, you’ve sung. Tuesday and the above And memories a lane, But you did not go alone, They bring a smile, often a DEAR FATHER in heaven, prayer made known with the I’d walk right up to Heaven For part of us went with you, tear, please send all healing to intention of spreading And bring you home again. The day God called you home. And always a wish that you special grandson through devotion to St Martha. St Patrick, pray for him. Inserted by Jean, loving wife were here. Jesus Christ. Thanks to Always in our thoughts. and mother, and all the family. To Dad from David and Saints Anthony, Martin, Jude, BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, Bernadette, Blessed Mother Rest in peace. Pauline, Anne-Marie and you who can find a way Teresa, Our Lady of Lourdes, Your loving wife Elizabeth Paul, your grandchildren and when there is no way, please Therese the Little Flower. help me. Repeat 6 times and all the family. PHILLIPS great-grandchildren. 5th Anniversary Still praying. – A.M.M. and promise to publish. MARTIN Treasured memories of Mary 9th Anniversary Kate (McKay), darling wife of Of your charity, please pray Ronnie, a loving mum and for the repose of the soul of adored granny, a dear sister, Margaret (Peggy) Martin, sister-in-law and aunt, who AdvertisingSpecial Offer beloved wife of the late died in Australia on April 19, Allan, mother and 2011. R.I.P. grandmother, who died on Forever loved, sorely April 17, 2007. missed. 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Our weekly series on Children’s Liturgy has lesson plans and activity suggestions for use with young people who are on the path to Christ Each week, Catechists will find readings and Psalm responses, complemented by prayer, reflection, FAITH discussion questions, and activities. Please feel free to use them as you wish The lessons are created by Adorer-theologians using the lens of the spirituality of St Maria de Mattias, which also embraces precious blood spirituality FIRST While this is the starting point for the lessons, readers are invited to approach them however the spirit moves you The Church is concerned with the availability and understanding of scripture for children who have their rightful place in the Church. In light of this SCO aims to provide a useful tool in drawing children closer to KIDS the Catholic Faith have, when we hug someone who is sad, when and my God. we say we are sorry or when we accept another All creation will thank You, and Your loyal people CHILDREN’S person’s apology, we are living reminders to will praise You. Then everyone will know others that GOD’S HOME IS WITH GOD’S aboutthe mighty things You do and Your glorious CROSSWORD 127 PEOPLE and that God uses us to be HIS heart kingdom. and hands to show God’s love just as Jesus did. (R) I will praise Your name for ever, my king Activity and my God. 1 2 3 4 5 6 G You will need sheets of paper that can be folded into three equal panels, crayons or coloured felt pens. G Invite students to ‘plant’/draw a seed in the 7 ground in the first panel. Tell them to write down on the panel what quality of God/Jesus 8 9 that they want to grow in their lives. G In the second panel invite them to draw a tiny 10 plant growing in the sunlight. Ask them to draw rays of sunlight shining on the plant. Then talk 11 with them about what helps they need from Jesus or other people so the good quality in 12 13

them will grow. (They may want to write some 14 15 of the helps in their sun rays.) Fifth Sunday of Lent G In the third panel ask them to draw the flower 16 17 or tree that symbolises them and how they want Reflection to be good for others like Jesus. (Again, they 18 TODAY’S scripture readings talk about may want to write in the panel to express how something NEW. In the reading from the book they want to be good for others.) 19 of Revelation, heaven and earth look new to John because he sees things differently. That’s Prayer what ‘revelation’ means. When something is Loving God, we praise and thank you ACROSS revealed, we see it like we have never seen it For the newness we see all around us in nature: 1 Peaked hat originally from America (8,3) before. Can you think of a revelation that you Trees and grass are green again; 7 This shape has eight sides (7) have had? The sun has kissed plants and now flowers are 8 Something nice - often unexpected (5) 10 A message you might go on (6) Examples: Planting a seed, watering the blossoming. 11 The feeling of being furious (5) soil, then watching and waiting until you see May your Risen Son, Jesus Christ, 13 False hairpiece (3) something green poking its way out of the Hug our hearts and help us bloom with 14 Shine in the darkness (4) earth. After making the connection between newness, too. AMEN. 16 You might use it when washing seeds and plants, we now see that a tiny seed yourself (6) has LOTS of power in it to become something First Reading 18 You might post this (6) much bigger and more beautiful. They assembled the Church and gave an account of 19 Open with a key (6) Another example: Ask if they remember all that God had done with them. Second Reading when they were born. NO. Then talk about A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 14:21-27 DOWN the marvel of seeing a baby and realising that Paul and Barnabas preached the good news in God will wipe away all tears from their eyes. 1 In pieces (6) all of us began as babies. We were really small Derbe and won some people to the Lord. Then A reading from the book of Revelation 21:1-4 2 Planet with rings (6) and helpless, but we have power in us to grow. they went back to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth. 3 The start of something (9) John used to think of God and heaven as in Pisidia. They encouraged the followers and The first heaven and the first earth had 4 The time before Easter (4) being far away. But after he knew Jesus and begged them to remain faithful. disappeared, and so had the sea. 5 You get a whipped ice-cream in one (4) experienced Jesus Christ risen from the dead, They told them, “We have to suffer a lot Then I saw New Jerusalem, that holy city, 6 A painting or photograph (7) 9 Curls you might see in someone's hair (8) John SAW things differently. John realised before we can get into God’s kingdom.” Paul coming down from God in heaven. 12 Tokyo is the capital of this country in then that God and heaven are right here and Barnabas chose some of those who had It was like a bride dressed in her wedding Asia (5) among us. “God’s home is with God’s people.” Faith in the Lord to be leaders for each of the gown and ready to meet her husband. I heard a 15 Seven days (4) God lives in us and is close. churches. Then they went without eating and loud voice shout from the throne: “God’s home 17 Huge deer (3) prayed that the Lord would take good care of is now with His people. Discussion these leaders. He will live with them, and they will be hHis I In today’s Gospel, Jesus also talks about Paul and Barnabas went on through Pisidia to people. He will wipe all tears from their eyes, LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION something new—a new commandment. The Pamphylia, where they preached in the town of and there will be no more death, suffering, people Jesus was talking to knew about the Perga. Then they went down to Attalia and crying, or pain. These things of the past are gone ACROSS 1 Umbrella 7 Door 8 Got 9 Crash 11 Scored commandment to love God and love their sailed to Antioch in Syria. forever.” 13 Blossom 15 Annual 17 Shove 18 Table-tennis neighbour as they loved themselves. But now It was there that they had been placed in The Word of the Lord that they had met Jesus and experienced how God’s care for the work they had now DOWN He loved them, Jesus wanted them to remember completed. Gospel 1 Magician 3 Return 4 Lad 5 Address 6 Toss 10 to try to love others as they knew Jesus loved After arriving in Antioch, they called the I give you a new commandment: love one another. A Harmless 12 Doll 13 Barge 14 Spoon 15 Aunt them. Let us think about what that means. How church together. They told the people what God reading from the holy gospel according to John 13:31a, 16 Numb 17 Sue did Jesus show He loved people? had helped them do and how he had made it 33-35 I Did Jesus help people when they were sick possible for the Gentiles to believe. After Judas had gone, Jesus said: “My children, or sad? Invite children to recall examples. Did The Word of the Lord I will be with you for a little while longer. Then The Children’s Liturgy page is Jesus forgive people who disappointed Him or you will look for me, but you won’t find me. I published one week in advance to hurt Him? Remind children that Jesus forgave Responsorial Psalm tell you just as I told the people, ‘You cannot go the disciples who ran away when He was 103:1-2, 6-7, 8 and 11. where I am going.’ allow RE teachers and those taking arrested and crucified. When He rose from the (R) I will praise Your name for ever, my king “But I am giving you a new command. You the Children’s Liturgy at weekly dead He went looking for them and let them and my God. must love each other, just as I have loved you. know that He forgave them and wanted to be You are merciful, Lord! You are kind and patient If you love each other, everyone will know that Masses to use, if they wish, this with them. He had meals with them. He even and always loving. You are good to everyone, and you are my disciples.” page as an accompaniment to their cooked for them on the seashore! You take care of all Your creation. The Gospel of the Lord I “When we share the good things that we (R) I will praise Your name for ever, my king teaching materials

WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 22 CELEBRATING LIFE SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY APRIL 15 2016 Arrupe Programme a hit with St Aloysians

By Dan McGinty tion and one parent said it was one of the nicest events she had PUPILS at St Aloysius Col- attended at the College. lege in Glasgow were com- “We’ve been to many events in mended for their spirit of the College over the years and I service in a reception in the have to say that was one of the school. nicest. Everyone who spoke was The pupils—who are part of just lovely—articulate, authentic the Arrupe Programme, through and genuinely passionate.” which they volunteer in various Some of the pupils also spoke organisations in the local commu- about their time in the pro- nity—were celebrated by fellow gramme, and the enjoyment they pupils, staff and parents as they got from participating as well as looked back on their efforts over the impact they could make on the the last year. lives of others. In total over 90 senior pupils at One of them, Owen, volun- the school volunteered with over teered at Kelbourne Park 30 organisations, including chari- School—a school for pupils with ties, nursing homes and schools in additional support needs—and an effort to live up to their school spoke about the impact theArrupe motto of ‘Men and Women for Programme had. Others.’ “Looking back on my time at Among those who commended Kelbourne Park, I can confidently the pupils for their efforts was say that I have learned so much Mary McCarthy of the Wyndford about myself and about other peo- Locks Nursing Home, one of the ple,” he said. organisations which has opened “All those who work and learn its doors to the pupils. there are a true inspiration to me “The pupils have made a sig- and I will never forget this experi- nificant and positive contribution ence. I look forward to the rest of to the residents’ quality of lives,” my time at the school for this St Agatha’s parish in she said. “Particularly the placement has made Arrupe the Methhill, Leven, was Remembrance Day art and craft highlight of my week.” graced with a beautiful work was excellent and poignant. The programme is named after celebration of the We have enjoyed having the Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ, former supe- Easter Vigil, which gave pupils here and hope they con- rior seneral of the Jesuits, and is parishioners such as tinue to enjoy the experience. now a model for similar pro- Alex Harron a chance to “The efforts and stories of the grammes in many other schools develop deeper into Aloysians were celebrated at the after successfully being intro- their Faith. The congre- College’s annual Arrupe Recep- duced at St Aloysius’ College. gation of the parish took part in the lighting of the pastoral fire led by Fr Simon Hughes that developed in a candle lit procession into the church. The service also included adult members of the parish being Baptised. The celebration ended with homemade treats served in the hall giving everyone a chance to relax after an exciting experience of the Lord’s victory over death

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Day of reflection at Stratherrick

CATHOLICS from across late Conception at Farm Street Throughout the day there the Highland Deanery gath- in London. He led the more were also opportunities for con- ered at Stratherrick, where than 50 participants in two fession and time in prayer both they enjoyed a day of reflec- meditations, entitled Come to privately and as a group. tion on the Divine Mercy at Me: Through the Door of The day of reflection ended Pupils from primary 6G at St John’s Academy in Perth showed a clean pair of heels as they raised funds for Our Lady of the Immaculate Mercy, while the day’s pro- with the celebration of Mass by SCIAF.The active young fundraisers took to the North Inch in Perth as they led a sponsored run, gathering Conception. gramme also included the Fr Nye, before the participants support from fellow pupils as well as friends, family and the whole school community from St John’s Guest preacher on the day Rosary, Exposition of the returned refreshed and renewed Academy. In total over £420 was raised, which will be used to support SCIAF’s ongoing work in the was Fr Tony Nye, SJ, from the Blessed Sacrament and Bene- to their parishes across the developing world Jesuit parish of The Immacu- diction. deanery. E-MAIL CELEBRATING LIFE EVENTS TO DAN McGINTY AT [email protected] FRIDAY APRIL 15 2016 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER CELEBRATING LIFE 23 St Ninian’s priest celebrates parents’ Diamond Jubilee By Robert Wilson

FR BRIAN Gowans had the joy to celebrate his parents John and Theresa Gowans 60th wedding anniversary. The Gowans were married in St Ninian’s Church, Bowhill, in 1965. The diamond wedding cel- ebration took place in St Joseph’s Burtisland where Fr Gowan is currently the parish priest. John and Theresa received a beautiful Papal Blessing from Pope Francis and a card from the Queen (far right), both expressing their good wishes on the achievement of the marriage vocation for 60 years. The reception (right) took place after the anniversary Mass and 40 members of the Gowans’ extended family joined in to cel- ebrate the anniversary.

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50 faith-filled years for St Gabriel’s IT WAS a special day for the ple,” parish priest Fr Jimmy St Gabriel’s altar servers taking parish of St Gabriel in Pre- Smith said. “We’ve got so many the opportunity to have their During Bishop John Keenan’s first formal visit to St Josephs in Geenock he had the pleasure of meeting the stonpans as they celebrated memories of Baptisms and mar- photos taken with Archbishop parish’s oldest member. Nellie McKenna is St Joesph’s oldest parishioner and just recently turned 97 years the 50th anniversary of the riages and funerals. This is a Leo Cushley of St Andrews and old. After the Divine Mercy Mass delivered by Bishop Keenan, Ms McKenna managed to grab a snap with the opening of their church. place steeped in prayer.” Edinburgh in front of the repos- bishop himself during the reception after Mass “I’m delighted for the peo- Pictured above are some of itory after the Mass. Our Lady’s Musical Society to bring the American wild west to Motherwell

OUR Lady’s Musical Society are following on from their successful White Christmas production with an all new exciting musical experience. Calamity Jane, the society’s new musical, will be preformed at Motherwell Theatre this November. Musical numbers such as My Secret Love and Windy City will be among the performances lined up. The show, based on the Doris Day film, tells of the real-life Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok in mid-19 century Dead- wood, South Dakota. The club (right) is also on the lookoutfornewmembersincluding principal cast, dancer and chorus. Our Lady’s Musical Society is for everyone that has enthusiasm and talent for musical theatre with absolutely no experience required to join in on the fun. With rehearsals starting soon excitement is already building for what seems like could be a memorable experience you would not want to miss. E-MAIL CELEBRATING LIFE EVENTS TO DAN McGINTY AT [email protected] 24 ECOLOGY SERIES SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY APRIL 15 2016 Church has difficulties with Green movement DR HARRY SCHNITKER looks at whether ‘space for God’ as Catholics CHURCH AND THE ENVIRONMENT know it has been left out of evolutinary debates, environmental issues

T THE CORE of the Catholic Church’s ‘difficulties’ with the Green movement lie three different issues: 1. The place of mankind in wider cre- ation. 2. The Catholic perception of history. 3. The Catholic notion of the separateness of humanityA from other living things. We have dealt abundantly in this series with the first issue, and have seen that the Catholic/Christ- ian notion of the human person, as existing only through God, with an integral body/soul/spirit can and does clash with the Cartesian notion of the thinking mind as the sole arbiter of humanity. Interestingly, the Greek Orthodox Church, work- ing on one of the documents of the upcoming Pan-Orthodox Council this year, insisted on chang- ing references to ‘the human person’ to ‘the human being,’ Today, I would like to examine the idea of the separateness of human beings from the rest of liv- ing things. How do we square the following state- ment by St John Paul II from the discoveries of science: “The Biblical narrative does not speak of his [man] likeness with the rest of creations, but or living beings were created in God’s likeness. other created beings. PAPALDOC/JP961022.HTM. only with God” (St John Paul II, Man and Woman Instead we read, “Then God said, ‘Let us make That sits uncomfortably with science, or at least, St John Paul was on safe ground here; as far He Created Them: A Theology of the Body, 6:3). mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they it appears to sit uncomfortably with science. What back as the fifth century, the great Church Father, The late Pontiff refers here to the creation story may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in about the startling realisation, made only recently, St Augustine, wrote, “In the case of a narrative of contained within Genesis, of course: “So God cre- the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, that chimpanzees and bonobos (a closely related events, the question arises as to whether every- ated mankind in his own image, in the image of and over all the creatures that move along the species) share 98.8 per cent of our genes. That thing must be taken according to the figurative God he created them; male and female he created ground.’” (Gen 1:26) Now this is rather unequiv- means that the difference, at least in terms of sense only, or whether it must be expounded and them.” (Gen 1:26) ocal: mankind, man and woman, are created in genes, between us and these two fellow primates, defended also as a faithful record of what hap- Nowhere does Scripture state that other animals God’s image and they rule over the amounts to ‘only’ 1.2 per cent. A single ancestor, pened. No Christian will dare say that the narra- living around 6-7 million years ago, accounts for tive must not be taken in a figurative sense.” the similarities. (Augustine’s Commentary on the Biblical Book of Yet the 1.2 per cent is significant: “Numbers tell Genesis. Book One: The Work of the First Day, part of the story. Each human cell contains roughly Chapter One) three billion base pairs, or bits of information. Just 1.2 per cent of that equals about 35 million differ- he final words on this should go to Blessed ences (yes, that means that there are 35 million dif- John Henry Newman, who wrote in 1868: ferences between us and ‘them’). Some of these “It does not seem to me to follow that cre- have a big impact, others don't. And even two ationT is denied because the Creator, millions of identical stretches of DNA can work differently-- years ago, gave laws to matter. He first created they can be ‘turned on’ in different amounts, in dif- matter and then he created laws for it—laws which ferent places or at different times.” should construct it into its present wonderful (www.amnh.org) beauty, and accurate adjustment and harmony of Even when genes are the same, their expression parts gradually. We do not deny or circumscribe or activity is different: what is a highly active gene the Creator, because we hold he has created the in chimps need not be one in humans. We may self acting originating human mind, which has well have come from the same material, but that almost a creative gift; much less then do we deny does not make us the same, as one can conclude or circumscribe His power, if we hold that He gave from simply observing a human and a chim- matter such laws as by their blind instrumentality panzee! Clearly, their ‘hair’ gene is rather more moulded and constructed through innumerable active than ours… The reductive understanding of ages the world as we see it.” (John Henry New- life through genes alone is problematic, anyhow. man to J Walker of Scarborough on Darwin’s The- To begin with, scientists disagree profoundly on ory of Evolution) the meaning and role of genes, from Richard If there is no objection to evolution theory, pro- Dawkins’ notion that genes drive evolution, to vided it leaves space for God, which most but not Stephen Jay Gould’s premise that they merely all theories of evolution do, we can freely accept ‘record’ evolutionary change. that our bodily materials share much with other The latter position sits far more easily with living creatures, even as much as 98.8 per cent; Catholic understanding, since it leaves a ‘space for after all, that merely states what Genesis stated God’ (which was not Gould’s intention, of course). long ago: “Then the Lord God formed a man from The Catholic Church has never had any real trou- the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils ble accepting evolution theory, unlike its Protes- the breath of life, and the man became a living tant counterparts. In 1950 Pope Pius XII declared being.” (Gen 2:7) However, we are more than dust, that “the teaching authority of the Church does not we are soul and spirit, too. St John Paul II wrote, forbid that, in conformity with the present state of “A person cannot be explained in his full depth human sciences and sacred theology, research and with categories taken from this world.” (St John discussions... take place with regard to the doctrine Paul II, Man and Woman He Created Them: A of evolution, in as far as it inquires into the origin Theology of the Body, 2:4) of the human body as coming from pre-existent Souls and spirits are not the domain of biolo- and living matter—[but] the Catholic Faith obliges gists, but of theologians and philosophers: the for- us to hold that souls are immediately created by mer may think it a waste of time, but cannot prove God.” (Pius XII, Humani Generis 36) this, so, the more honest amongst them such as To which St John Paul II added a caution against Stephen Jay Gould, admit that this is not their field a literalist interpretation of Scripture: “It is important of interest or expertise. to set proper limits to the understanding of Scripture, Which brings us to the original question: excluding any unseasonable interpretations which Does science stop us from believing that we are would make it mean something which it is not created in God’s image? And the answer is a intended to mean.” (https://www.ewtn.com/library/ resounding NO. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK