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KEVIN McKENNA, inspired by CDF CATHOLIC MIDWIVES, backed by SPUC, guidelines from the Vatican, takes a take NHS Greater Glasgow and light-hearted look at the rights, and Clyde to court over supervision wrongs, of evangelisation. Page 10 of staff involved in abortions. Page 3 No 5450 www.sconews.co.uk Friday January 20 2012 | £1 ORDINARIATE ANNIVERSARY LET GLASGOW FLOURISH BY THE PREACHING OF HIS WORD MGR KEITH NEWTON marks first year with evening song; more groups to join Page 3 INSIDE YOUR SCO NEWS pages 1-9 OPINION pages 10-11 FEATURES pages 12-13, 21 Archbishop Mario Conti celebrated the feast day Mass for St Mungo, Glasgow’s patron saint, at St Mungo’s, Townhead, on Friday night, rounding off the highly successful St LETTERS page 14 Mungo’s Festival week in the city. For more on the festival, including the Mass, the inaugural Molendinar lecture and the Molendinar awards, see page 2 PIC: PAUL McSHERRY COLUMNISTS pages 15-16, 22 INTIMATIONS pages 17-20 BISHOPS’ ENGAGEMENTS page 20 Is there faith in independence? CHILDREN’S LITURGY page 23 CELEBRATING LIFE page 24 I Scottish Church has ecclesiastical independence but questions remain for Catholics over country’s future CAPSIZED CRUISE SHIP By Ian Dunn matter solely for the people of Scotland also expressed underlying fears that it weapons, the Act of Settlement, the list to decide.’ could lead to ‘greater insularity amongst goes on and on,” he said. “As Blessed THE Scottish Government’s plans However, both Bishop Tartaglia and Scots, some of whom have traditionally Pope John Paul II proclaimed 30 years to hold referendum in 2014 on Cardinal Keith O’Brien agreed that the held hostile attitudes towards Catholic ago at Bellahouston—‘Let Scotland independence have sharply divided existing independence of the Scottish education,’ adding that he was wary of flourish.’ That is something best opinion among leading Scots Church showed broader independence ‘this issue distracting politicians from the achieved with independence.” Catholics. for Scotland was a viable idea. major economic challenges faced by all An exclusive SCO survey of many of “It is true that the Catholic Church in of us for some years to come.’ Underlying problems the foremost Catholic voices in Scot- Scotland has a distinct and internation- Professor Emeritus Patrick Reilly of land found that, while most agreed it ally recognised position,” Cardinal Political reaction Glasgow University issued a profound was a matter for the Scottish people to O’Brien said. “So it would be difficult Michael McMahon, the Scottish warning that the independence debate decide, there were underlying concerns to argue that ecclesiastical independ- Labour MSP for Uddingston and Bell- could obscure serious problems in Scot- that an independent Scotland could be ence is acceptable but political inde- shill, expressed similar concerns to Mr tish society, such as the ill treatment of even more hostile to Catholics than the pendence is not.” McGrath. Christians, in particular Catholics. status quo of the union. The cardinal also said he believed “While Scotland is by no means too “Today, the Catholic Church now that the independence movement in small or too poor to survive as a sepa- speaks for many Christian denomina- Ecclesiastical independence Scotland was fuelled by ‘frustration rate state, turning our neighbours into tions on our shores,” he said. “We were Last week’s announcement by First Min- among the Scots about the say they foreigners and our industrial partners once ill treated and marginalised for ister Alex Salmond that he intended to have over what happens here.’ into our main economic competitors will our Catholic Faith, we are now treated ITALIAN CHAPLAIN hold the referendum in the autumn of diminish us and do nothing to enhance this way for being Christians. However, helped passengers and 2014, and that a detailed consultation Catholic schools Scotland’s position in the world, or the given the current mood in our country, crew after Costa document on the arrangements would be On the crucial issue of Catholic educa- Catholic community’s position within nothing has changed to make me more published on January 25, was met with a tion, Michael McGrath, the director of Scotland,” Mr McMahon said. confident that Catholics would fare any Concordia tragedy hostile reaction from Prime Minster the Scottish Catholic Education Serv- Former nationalist candidate and better in an independent Scotland.” David Cameron and other unionist politi- ice, said it was ‘unlikely’ independence SCO columnist David Kerr provided a Page 8 cians, who insisted any vote should be would have a ‘dramatic impact’ in the riposte to that view. “As part of the Reactions to independence held within 18 months. ‘short term.’ United Kingdom our voice has never referendum, see pages 12-13 The official position of the Bishops’ Mr McGrath highlighted it was possi- been listened to by London’s political Conference of Scotland, expressed by ble that independence could lead to less- elite at Westminster on a whole host of Editorial, see page 14 Bishop Philip Tartaglia of Paisley, is ening of the ‘sectarian attitudes which key ethical issues, abortion, stem cell that ‘the constitutional question is a still prevail amongst some.’ However, he research, gay adoption, nuclear [email protected] SCO, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT I tel 0141 221 4956 I fax 0141 221 4546 e-mail [email protected] 2 ST MUNGO FESTIVAL SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday January 20 2012 Voices sing out in praise of St Mungo Archbishop Conti joins community of St Mungo’s Church to celebrate patron’s feast day By Martin Dunlop ARCHBISHOP Mario Conti of Glas- gow joined the community of St Mungo’s Church in Glasgow to celebrate the feast day of its patron saint last Friday. The feast day Mass was celebrated on the penultimate day of the St Mungo Fes- tival, a seven-day series of events mark- ing the life of Glasgow’s patron saint, which this year also marked the 14th anniversary of the founding of the city. Archbishop Conti tells tale of two The archbishop joined Fr James Berrie, St Mungo’s parish priest, 13 other priests and cathedrals at Molendinar lecture two deacons in celebrating last Friday’s Mass. A large congregation, which included ARCHBISHOP Mario Conti early architectural forms is members of the Knights of St Columba, of Glasgow gave the inau- known to us, namely James and pupils from St Mungo’s Academy, gural Molendinar lecture, Gillespie Graham.” enjoyed the singing of the St Mungo inspired by the Molendinar The archbishop added: “It is Singers, directed by Mgr Gerry Fitzpatrick, awards, as part of the St fair to conclude that St Mungo’s musical director for Glasgow Archdiocese, Mungo Festival, in the was not the first building on the and a musical performance by pupils from (Main) Mgr Gerry Fitzpatrick provides the St Final celebration debating chamber of Glas- site above the Molendinar Burn, St Mungo’s Primary School. Mungo Singers with musical direction during the The archbishop assured the congregation gow City Chambers last which had been identified as a feast day Mass at St Mungo’s Church, Glasgow that, despite a similar statement last year, Thursday evening. Christian place of burial and Let Glasgow Flourish (Inset) Archbishop Conti gives the homily this year’s feast day Mass would be his Invited guests, including for- associated with St Ninian, the Speaking in his homily, the archbishop PICS: PAUL McSHERRY final St Mungo’s Day sermon as Arch- mer Lord Provost Alex Mosson, first named of our Scottish mis- directed the congregation to consider the bishop of Glasgow. Strathclyde University Principal sionaries. St Mungo in placing words of the anthem, Let Glasgow Flour- an event, a person, which gives life a new “This very celebration of St Mungo is Jim McDonald and St Mungo’s his seat there, would have ish, and how we must ‘repeat them’ in our horizon and a decisive direction’—namely in itself a special grace,” Archbishop parish priest James Andrew found or constructed a building everyday lives. The archbishop added that Jesus Christ,” Archbishop Conti said. Conti said, and added that next year ‘I Berrie enjoyed Archbishop perhaps of clay and wattle suffi- the Church’s term for ‘this living out of the He noted Pope Benedict’s words that hope to be here assisting my successor in Conti’s tale of two cathedrals, cient to provide accommodation Gospel in the modern world’ is called New there is ‘a need for stronger ecclesial com- celebrating the feast with you.’ which he described as potpourri for himself and the community Evangelisation, and highlighted the Year of mitment to New Evangelisation in order Fr Berrie was pleased to welcome the on the Christian roots of the city which he gathered there to cele- Faith, which was called for by Pope Bene- to rediscover the joy of believing and the archbishop to the parish for the feast day and its seats of faith. brate the liturgy of the Church.” dict XVI and will begin on October 11 and enthusiasm for communicating the Faith.’ Mass and was delighted to witness a busy “The Molendinar, of course, He underlined the importance last until November 24, 2013. “Here in Glasgow we must take these church for the celebrations. as every Glaswegian knows, or of Glasgow’s Christian roots in “This year, in the words of the Holy words to heart,” the archbishop said. “We “It all went very well and the Mass was ought to know, is the stream or the city’s establishment when Father, will be a special occasion for us to must ask ourselves how we can be better very well attended,” Fr Berrie said.

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