Catholics flock to venerate Could MOT HER ANGELINE TERESA relic of ST JOHN VIANNEY in England McCRORY, former parishioner of Holy on its first ever visit to the UK, Family Church, Mossend, be spearheading a vocations drive. Page 8 Scotland’s next saint? Pag e 5 No 5475 www.sconews.co.uk Friday July 13 2012 | £1 HOSPICE HOST TO ROYAL VISITORS Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II speaks with residents, visitors and guests during a visit to St Margaret of Scotland Hospice in Clydebank as part of her diamond jubilee celebrations. On her arrival at the hospice with the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen was met by Rear Admiral Michael Gregory, Lord- Lieutenent for Dunbartonshire, and Sr Rita Dawson, chief executive of St Margaret’s. For more on the visit, see page 3 PIC: PAUL McSHERRY Church rallying call to defend marriage I Bishops announce August 26 as ‘Support Marriage Sunday;’ Scottish Government stalls for time By Ian Dunn defence of marriage. Marriage is under threat and Church opposition Politically sensitive politicians need to know that the Catholic Church The money raised by the Catholic Church in the There is also increasing evidence this week that THE Catholic Church is to dedicate a Sunday will bear any burden and meet any cost in its Marriage Sunday collection will be used to help same-sex ‘marriage’ is overshadowing the SNP’s next month to stopping same-sex ‘marriage’ defence.” offset legal and advertising costs associated with campaign for independence as a new poll found as the Scottish Government continues to pro- the Scotland For Marriage campaign. The half of Scots want the legal definition of marriage crastinate on the issue. Scottish Government decision umbrella group has a range of professional advi- to remain as a union between a man and a woman. Sunday August 26 has been designated ‘Support The Scottish Government’s decision on whether sors and secured the support and financial back- The ComRes survey, on behalf of the Scotland for Marriage Sunday’ in Scotland’s 450 plus parishes in or not it would put forward legislation to legalise ing of a broad range of religions, from evangelical Marriage group, showed that 55 per cent of those the hope that Catholics will donate £100,000 through same-sex ‘marriage’ had been expected on Tues- Christians to the Muslim community, in opposing polled agreed that ‘marriage should continue to be a special collection. The money will help fund the day but a spokesperson told the SCO on Tuesday the proposed change in the law defining marriage. defined as a life-long exclusive commitment between Church’s campaign to save traditional marriage. that the decision had been delayed. On Marriage Sunday, priests in every parish will a man and a woman’ while 38 per cent disagreed. Cardinal Keith O’Brien said he and the rest of “There has been some slippage in the expected be asked to read a strongly-worded letter from the The poll also found that 50 per cent of Scots the hierarchy would do anything in their power to timetable due to the huge volume of responses, Scottish hierarchy, which will spell out the fears and want the matter to be decided by a nationwide ref- resist change to marriage. 77,000 in total, and the time taken for these to be concerns about changing the law. erendum rather than the Scottish Parliament. “The bishops of Scotland are so concerned by analysed and properly considered by the cabinet,” Although some media reports have already The poll of more than 1000 adults across Scotland threats to marriage that Sunday August 26 has the spokesperson said. “The cabinet has had a first claimed the Scottish government has decided to found that 39 per cent believed the matter should be been set aside as ‘Support Marriage Sunday,’” he discussion on this and has asked for some further legalise same-sex ‘marriage,’ John Deighan, the decided by Holyrood while 12 per cent said they did said. “We will use this opportunity to remind detail. We fully expect to be in a position to pub- Scottish bishops’ parliamentary officer, told the SCO not know how the issue should be addressed. Catholics of the importance of marriage as a union lish the way ahead this month.” this was nothing more than a form of propaganda. of a man and a woman and to urge them to be gen- Before launching the consultation on the issue “This is just the other side trying to put pressure I Editorial, page 14 erous in contributing to a special collection which last year, the SNP Government said it was of a on the First Minister,” he said. “No one knows yet will be used to support a range of initiatives in mind to go ahead with changing the law. what the result will be.” I [email protected] CONSULTORS NAME CHARITIES BENEFIT CYCLE FOR NICOLA Mgr Basil from fundraising team meet up with O’Sullivan the efforts of pupils the St Andrews administrator from around and Edinburgh for Dunkeld the country Lourdes group LOURDES YOUTH APPEAL YOUTH Page 3 DUNKELD CHANGES Page 6 Page 7 visit www.sconews.co.uk SCO, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT I tel 0141 221 4956 I fax 0141 221 4546 I e-mail [email protected] 2 PICTURE NEWS SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday July 13 2012 Bishop, family at golden jubilee of Motherwell priest BISHOP Joseph Devine of pleased that the thunderstorms Motherwell joined the com- from earlier in the day had Parishioners and well-wishers packed munity of St Mary’s Church, cleared in time for the Mass. into St Conval’s Church, Pollok, Glas- Caldercruix, on the evening The parish priest was gow, on the feast of Ss Peter and Paul of Tuesday June 22 to cele- delighted to have his sisters, Kay to pay tribute to Fr William McGinley, O’Leary and Ella Hegarty who was celebrating the golden jubilee brate a Mass of Thanksgiving of his ordination to the priesthood. marking parish priest, Canon (above right), alongside him for Among those joining the parish priest Cornelius O’Leary’s golden the celebrations, which were of St Conval’s for the celebration of jubilee as a priest. also attended by St Mary’s Mass was Fr Colman McGrath—a for- More than 20 priests from parishioners, friends and guests. mer classmate of Fr McGinley—who is Motherwell Diocese celebrated To mark his 50 years as a also celebrating his golden jubilee as a the Mass alongside the bishop priest, Canon O’Leary was pre- priest this year. Fr McGinley’s sister, and Canon O’Leary, who has sented with a Papal Blessing by Kathleen Cairns, and her husband, been parish priest at St Mary’s parishioner Jane Rafferty Jimmy, as well as his aunt, Ethol, and for the last 15 years. (above), on behalf of a delighted his uncle, Elias Papanastasias, also “It was a very good celebra- St Mary’s community. joined him for the special occasion. tion and I was grateful for every- Seven-year-old parishioner Ross body who came along,” Canon Docherty presented Fr McGinley with a O’Leary said, adding that he was MAIN PIC: TOM EADIE Papal Blessing on behalf of the parish, and the priest was also presented with SPOTLIGHT ON... the gift of a new laptop computer and printer from the St Conval’s commu- nity. Among the large congregation were also children from the local St Marnock’s Primary School, who were keen to pay tribute to the popular parish priest. PIC: PAUL McSHERRY LEISURE TIME TRAVEL LOURDES by Executive Coach Departs from Glasgow An 8 Day pilgrimage with no overnight driving Includes a full day in Paris Visit the Rue du Bac, etc. 22ndSeptember Only £509 LOURDES by AIR Our flights include transfers and full boardin Lourdes Edinburgh - Toulouse 5 Sept - 5 days - £539 5 Sept - 8 days - £650 There were was more than one reason for Bishop Devine joined Fr Francis King, St Thomas’ the local primary and secondary school, attended In Lourdes to celebrate Our Lady’s birthday parishioners of St Thomas’ Church in Wishaw to parish priest, and clergy from across Motherwell the diamond jubilee Mass, which had been pre- celebrate when Bishop Joseph Devine of Mother- Diocese that had previously served St Thomas’, ceded by a parish fun day on the Sunday. LEISURE TIME TRAVEL well joined them for Mass on Tuesday July 3. for the celebrations. Bishop Devine and Fr King, along with former Not only was it the feast day of the parish patron Fr King paid tribute to the ‘fantastic’ St Thomas’ clergy of the parish are joined with the church 0151 287 8000 but the St Thomas’ community was also cele- choir on what was an enjoyable day for the parish. choir and altar servers for a photograph follow- brating the golden jubilee of the church building. A number of guests, including the headteachers of ing the Mass. PIC: TOM EADIE www.lourdes-pilgrim.com 5097 Friday July 13 2012 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER NEWS 3 St Conval’s parishioners shocked New administrator chosen for Dunkeld by a sickening act of vandalism PARISHIONERS of a Glas- Mgr Basil O’Sullivan has been appointed to run the diocese until new bishop is named gow church were left shocked at an act of vandalism that By Ian Dunn elected Bishop of Dunkeld in 1981, at that took place in the parish time one of the youngest bishops in the grounds at the weekend.