Scottish Catholic Observer

SCOTLAND

A Lothians teacher is petitioning the Scottish Parliament to ban all church representatives from Scotland’s regulatory teaching body.

James Forbes claims that teachers are consistently shocked on discovering that church members of the General Teaching Council for Scotland could have influence over their ability to practise.

http://news.scotsman.com/news/Bid-to-ban-church-members.6540009.jp

Bringing Catholic and non-denominational schools together often creates a warzone, says SNP MSP Ian McKee.

http://news.scotsman.com/opinion/Ian-McKee-Time-for-schools.6539982.jp

St Mary MacKillop College’s MacKillop Day celebration in Australia has kicked off the one-month countdown to the canonisation proceedings on 17 October for Australia’s first saint (above), whose family came from Scotland.

http://www.cg.catholic.org.au/news/view_article.cfm?id=360&loadref=16

PAPAL VISIT

An 18-year-old man has been charged after a laser beam was fired at a police helicopter during the Pope’s visit to Glasgow.

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/198302-police-warning-over-laser-beam-dangers/

Brit ‘terror suspects’ might sue police for false detention over unproven plot against Pope

http://sify.com/news/brit-terror-suspects-might-sue-police-for-false-detention-over-unproven-plot-against-pope-news-international-kjupEfgefhf.html

Susan Boyle: `My mum was with me for Pope performance`

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1585743.php/Susan-Boyle-My-mum-was-with-me-for-Pope-performance

Holy Father and Blessed John Henry Newman are both truth seekers, says Fr Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office

http://www.zenit.org/article-30426?l=english

A ‘Benedict Bounce’ in vocations to the priesthood

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/jmacmillan/100047055/after-this-visit-i-predict-a-benedict-bounce-in-vocations-to-the-priesthood/

Pope bashers are throwback to 1605

http://blogs.dailyrecord.co.uk/georgegalloway/2010/09/pope-bashers-are-throwback-to.html

Reform group protests over BBC report

http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=16755

NATIONAL

The home of the mother of Northern Ireland and Fulham footballer Chris Baird has been attacked in Rasharkin, County Antrim, a religiously mixed village, though with a Catholic majority A petrol bomb was thrown at the front window of the house in Wallace Park at 0345 BST on Sunday. The flames were put out by a passer-by.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11368409

Irish Catholic editor analyses Northern Ireland’s fragile peace

http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=7635

Lost painting discovered on ceiling by restorers working at city centre church

http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Lost-painting-discovered-restorers-St-Hugh-s-Roman-Catholic-Church/article-2661992-detail/article.html