Students celebrate summer graduation

Graduates gathered at The Gillis Centre in Edinburgh yesterday to receive their awards for completing the MA in Applied Catholic Theology.

The graduates are:
  • Fr Matthew Carlin
  • Miriam McKernan
  • Darlene Newman
  • Nancy-May Reville
  • Luca Varbiro-McQuillan

The graduation ceremony took place in St Margaret's Chapel and was attended by senior staff from St Mary's University, Twicknham, which runs the two-year course in partnership with the Archdiocese, along with Archbishop Leo Cushley.

Anthony McClaran, vice chancellor or St Mary's told graduates: "Your graduation represents the culmination of the many years of study and dedication that have led to your academic achievement recognised today.

"As you graduate today and join the wider community beyond St Mary's, we hope that you will continue to embody St Mary's values of Inclusiveness, Generosity of Spirit, Respect, and Excellence.

"I offer my most sincere congratulations to everyone graduating today."

Support your professional, academic and faith development with the MA in Applied Catholic Theology from St Mary's University. The course begins in October at the Edinburgh Campus. Visit stmarys.ac.uk/edinburgh for details (SAAS funding available for Scottish students).

 

Sea Sunday: Praying for seafarers facing tough times

Being a seafarer is a tough job at the best of times.

You are away from home for months, you work long hours, and you face possible accidents at sea.

There is now an alarming rise in cases of seafarers abandoned by shipowners: left in distant ports without money, support, or the means to get home.

Catholic charity Stella Maris (formerly called Apostleship of the Sea) is one of the few maritime charities with chaplains who carry out ship visits. They work with seafarers on the frontline.

On Sea Sunday (today, 14 July)  let us pray for seafarers, fishers, and the work of Stella Maris.

Deacon Joe O'Donnell, Stella Maris’ Senior Area Port Chaplain for Scotland helped an Indian crew recently; they had not received their wages for several months and were abandoned in Troon.

"We supplied groceries, clothing, and free mobile phone SIM cards so they could talk to their families back home," he said.

"The crew were also under a huge mental strain, with no money, no means of getting home and absolutely no idea what their future is.

"So we offered them pastoral support and reassurance. Following our intervention, the crew was paid and returned home."

Service to strangers

What happens on global shipping routes affects us all because much of the food and other products in our shops arrive on ships: everything from fish and fruit to computers and cars.

We rely on seafarers and fishers perhaps more than we realise.

This year's Gospel for Sea Sunday (Mark 6: 7-13) emphasises the importance of service and hospitality for strangers as a sign of Christ's love.

In this reading, Jesus instructed the disciples to take almost nothing with them - so they had to rely on the providence of God on their travels - and the generosity of the people they would stay with on the journey.

Those people would be strangers to them - but the disciples were reliant on their hospitality.

When seafarers arrive in a foreign port, they are strangers, often thousands of miles from home. Stella Maris’ chaplains and volunteer ship visitors welcome them, listen to their concerns, and help provide what they need.

The Stella Maris teams answer Jesus' call to give hospitality to the stranger.

They put their faith into action.

Let us remember especially those seafarers who are sailing through conflict zones and those who have been abandoned in distant lands.

Article written by Greg Watts. To find out more about Sea Sunday, visit the Stella Maris website. To donate go to https://stellamaris.org.uk/donate/ The Vatican has issued a message for Sea Sunday which you can read in full here: https://stellamaris.org.uk/sea-sunday-message-2024/

 

HOMILY: Ordinations to the priesthood in Edinburgh

Here is Archbishop Leo Cushley's homily from yesterday's Mass in which Paul Henderson and Peter Shankland were ordained to the sacred priesthood at St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh.

Homily

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, my dear friends,

A renewed word of welcome to all of you who have gathered here for the priestly Ordination of Paul Henderson and Peter Shankland.  A special welcome to Peter and Paul’s family and friends.

Today, 29 June, has been for a very long time a day reserved for the ordination of priests, that is, presbyters, the second of three steps in holy orders.

For much, much longer, however, at least 1,400 years, 29 June is the day on which the Church of Rome celebrates, together, its two great apostles, Peter and Paul.

Thirdly, the circumstances that bring our own Peter and Paul to be ordained, today, on the Feast of SS Peter and Paul, seems so unlikely, you couldn’t make it up, but it’s also a very happy, coincidence.

How 29 June came to be associated with Ordination to the priesthood may be because it is a great feast at the end of the academic year; Peter and Paul are apostles; and Popes like St Paul VI and St John Paul II kept a tradition of ordaining priests on this day, especially those who had trained for the priesthood in Rome, and after studies there, these young men were returning home to points all over the world.

They were returning home not only with all their preparation and enthusiasm, but also bringing with them the concrete reality of ordination to the priesthood, and indeed at the hands of the successor of Peter.

The priesthood is one of the most important gifts that the Church can entrust to anyone.  Because it is Christ’s own pledge to us and a sure means of sanctifying all of us on our Christian journey through life, it is very precious to us, and it bears saying again today, lest we forget and lest those who take up this office do so too lightly.

Saints Peter and Paul arrived at faith along very different paths, and yet they also had much in common.

Both were Jewish, both apostles, both martyrs, with so much in common, but they also manage to give us two quite distinct examples of fidelity in their discipleship and indeed their priesthood.

Peter openly and willingly expresses his faith in Jesus as the Christ, but he is weak, he fails the Lord; and yet he also comes to an expression of love in the living Lord, particularly in today’s gospel, that is sincere, humble and deeply moving to us.

He is a model of a disciple who has learned of his own limits, has acknowledged them, and who will ultimately grow in stature to become the Church’s principal leader.

In the meantime, Paul is someone whose adherence to the ancient law led him to persecute bitterly the followers of Jesus.  Slowly, however, unbeknown even to him, Paul changes in his attitude towards Jesus of Nazareth.

On the road to Damascus, he reaches a crisis, and by the time he gets to Damascus, he shocks everyone by standing up and stating boldly, simply, and with the greatest conviction, “Jesus is the Son of God”.

Peter and Paul show us two journeys in faith.

Both become, over time, faithful disciples.  Both are commissioned, and sent out to live and to preach the Gospel to others.   Both fulfil their mission by different roads.

But both arrive at the same conclusion, a devotion to the person of Christ that brings them to Rome and to the ultimate witness to him, in the shedding of their blood.

Your paths have brought you to a mature decision to embrace a life of prayer, of celibacy and of obedience to the Church.

Peter and Paul (our own Peter and Paul here today!), you have both been on a journey that has brought you both to the same point, here today.

You have arrived at this moment by very different paths, but you have both come to the same conclusion, the wish to offer yourselves, with your talents, your energy, and all your experience to the Lord, for service in Christ’s priesthood.

Your paths have brought you to a mature decision to embrace a life of prayer, of celibacy and of obedience to the Church.

None of these elements of your life is especially understood or appreciated by the world around us, but you have come to see the goodness and the beauty of what the service of others in the priesthood can mean, and ought to mean, in its lived reality.

The life of a priest is one of sacrifice, but it is a joyful sacrifice when we embrace it willingly.

It is one of the Lord’s most precious gifts that he can bestow through us upon you, and it comes with life-changing consequences.

The priesthood will bring you close to the sacramental mysteries of our faith, and it will bring you close to the joys and concerns, to the troubles and the hearts of many people, some of faith, others not.

You are therefore being placed in a position of the greatest trust, a trust that will demand of you an openness to the Lord’s grace and a singlemindedness of heart, putting your own will and desires to one side, and to acting with the highest level of personal integrity.

Serve, therefore, the people to whom you are sent, first of all, by a life well lived, and a simplicity and clarity of conscience.

Prepare well to preach the gospel, and do so in truth but also with charity, and always with mercy.

Celebrate the Sacraments with dignity and beauty, above all the Eucharist.  And as you grow in the priesthood, continue to pray, learn from your brother priests, stay close to your people, and never lose sight of your own discipleship among Christ’s other disciples.

Be worthy of this wonderful calling to serve others in the priesthood and, no matter how long or short, may your life and ministry be blessed abundantly by the Lord you serve. Amen.

Images by Paul McSherry.

GALLERY: Sun shines on pilgrims

Thanks to everyone who came to the St Margaret Pilgrimage in sunny Dunfermline on Sunday!

Gallery

 

General Election: A message from Scotland's Bishops

The Bishops of Scotland have published the following letter for Catholics in Scotland ahead of the General Election next month.

General Election 2024

This General Election presents us with an opportunity to connect our voting to our Catholic faith and elect an individual representative who reflects as closely as possible our values and beliefs.

It is an opportunity to proclaim the dignity and value of every human being, made in the image and likeness of God, and promote the common good.

The human person is both the foundation and the goal of society, and the principal task of society is to defend and foster human dignity in its laws and institutions which should, in turn, support peace and justice at home and abroad.

During elections, a range of issues compete for our attention.

And whilst the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland does not endorse or support individual candidates or parties, we highlight some of the key issues here so that individual Catholics may reflect on, and raise them, with parliamentary candidates.

Human Life

It is the duty of all of us to uphold the most basic and fundamental human right – the right to life, which is both inalienable and inviolable.

At the heart of the political response to the Covid Pandemic was the desire to protect and care for the most vulnerable.

In a truly compassionate society, this desire to protect and care ought to extend to all people, including the unborn child in the womb.

We should urge MPs to recognise human life from the moment of conception and ensure that the conditions are present to protect and care for both mother and child.

This also applies at the end of life.

Dangerous proposals to legalise assisted suicide must be rejected in favour of improvements to palliative care and a commitment to meet the needs of vulnerable people at the end of life, including providing the care and compassion they need to help them live.

Our politicians should be urged to learn the lessons of how assisted suicide legislation introduced in some countries has already become an intolerable and unjust pressure upon the elderly, the weak and the disabled to see themselves - and to be considered by others - a burden to society and thus to end their lives, or have their lives ended for them.  This is an injustice that ought to be resisted before it can begin.

Marriage and the Family

Society relies on the building block of the family to exist.

The love of man and woman in marriage and their openness to new life is the basic, fundamental cell upon which society is built.

The wellbeing of society depends on the flourishing and health of family life and MPs should respond to this with policies that create economic and fiscal support for married couples and families with children.

Poverty and Immigration

Sadly, poverty continues to be a scourge for many at home and abroad.

Too many people still struggle to make ends meet, homelessness is on the rise, and the two-child limit on tax credits is disproportionately affecting large families, including many families of faith. This reality cannot and should not endure in our country in the twenty-first century.

Reliance on food and clothing banks is a damning indictment of a society that has forgotten its poor.

Our country persists in a tragic lack of charity and responsibility owed to our poorest brothers and sisters in other parts of the world.

With this in mind, we should call on candidates to work for an immediate return to an overseas aid budget of 0.7% of GNI and provide debt-relief to low-income countries that need it.

We should welcome refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, and remove the inhumane Rwanda policy and indefinite immigration detention and provide for those people living in and around conflict zones while committing to working towards the peaceful resolution of conflict.

The Environment

MPs should also commit the nation to responsible stewardship of the earth and all its resources, and act on Pope Francis’ call to be ‘protectors of creation, protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment.’

We cannot be indifferent to the harmful effects of climate change.

War and Nuclear Weapons

A key task of the state is to ensure peace at home and abroad. We are deeply troubled by the tragedy of war in the world, including conflicts in Ukraine and the Holyland, and firmly believe it is incumbent on the UK Parliament and Government to foster peace where conflict exists and to do everything in its power to prevent bloodshed.

The use of weapons of mass destruction is a serious crime against God and humanity.

While states are entitled to possess the means required for legitimate defence, this must not become an excuse for an excessive accumulation of weaponry which becomes a considerable threat to stability and freedom as well as a misuse of public funds that could serve to address the needs of the disadvantaged.

The UK Government must work actively and seriously towards elimination of the UK’s nuclear arsenal, and the promotion of a more peace-oriented manufacturing industry.

Freedom of Religion and Conscience

We believe that a creeping intolerance towards religious belief, including but not confined to Christianity, has become part of life in modern Britain.

Certain politicians and citizens are finding it increasingly difficult to be true to their faith in an environment that tries to restrict religion to the private sphere.

Our MPs should be urged to legislate for a liberal and tolerant society that is truly welcoming to all faiths and none.

Nor can we be blind to the plight of millions of people worldwide who are persecuted for their beliefs.

People of faith, including Christians, should be able to practise their faith freely and to bear witness to it in their lives without fear of prejudice, intolerance, abuse or violence.

Finally, as we engage in this General Election, please pray for those who will be charged with representing the nation’s interests in Parliament. May they pursue peace and justice and put the human person at the centre of all political activity.

Yours devotedly in Christ,

+ Hugh Gilbert, President, Bishop of Aberdeen

+ John Keenan, Vice-President, Bishop of Paisley

+ Brian McGee, Episcopal Secretary, Bishop of Argyll and the Isles

+ Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh

+ William Nolan, Archbishop of Glasgow

+ Joseph Toal, Bishop of Motherwell

+ Francis Dougan, Bishop of Galloway

Bishops celebrate Mass in Scottish Parliament

Scotland’s bishops have led the celebration of Mass in the Scottish Parliament.

It is only the second time in the history of the Scottish Parliament that Mass has been celebrated there; the first being in March 2018, writes the Catholic Parliamentary Office.

 

Archbishop Leo Cushley was the principal celebrant for the inaugural Mass, held on Wednesday 19 June, marking the feast of Ss John Fisher and Thomas More, the patron saint of politicians.

The Archbishop was joined by Bishop John Keenan, Bishop Brian McGee, Bishop Joseph Toal, and Bishop Frank Dougan. Presiding Officer, Alison Johnstone, delivered the first reading, whilst Mark Griffin MSP read the intercessory prayers.

In his homily, Archbishop Cushley recalled the “messy, noisy” nature of early democracy in Athens where “winning was all that mattered” and invited MSPs to compare this to contemporary political discourse.

 

He also invited them to consider the role of Socrates in challenging the status quo, with a call to respecting the truth and objective reality.

The Archbishop invited politicians to look into their own hearts and minds, as this is where “good governance” starts and assured MSPs of the prayers of the bishops and the Catholic community as they “carry the heavy burden of responsibility” in their roles.

Building relationships

Reflecting on the day’s events, Archbishop Cushley said: “The bishops wish to engage positively with the country’s lawmakers, and, in spite of UK-wide elections presently taking place, I was pleased with the interest of the MSPs who were able to respond positively to the invitation to meet us.

"Building these relationships is not only helpful in general, it can lead to conversations about points both of convergence and divergence in our views.

"All parties have elements in their manifesto with which we can agree, and things with which we cannot.

"So, I was pleased to have this chance to meet some of our lawmakers and I would encourage Catholics likewise to engage with their MSPs and MPs alike, so that their views and concerns can be aired both cordially and candidly, for the sake of the common good.”

Clergy appointments announced

Archbishop Leo Cushley has announced the following clergy appointments.

Effective immediately:

The Reverend Martin ECKERSLEY to become Assistant Priest at St Mary’s, Stirling.

Effective 1 July 2024:

The Reverend Edward WANAT SDS to retire;

The Reverend Jinesh MATHEW to become Administrator of St Mary’s, Haddington, & St Gabriel’s, Prestonpans;

The Very Reverend Scott DEELEY VE to step down as Chancellor;

The Reverend Robert TAYLOR is appointed Chancellor;

The Right Reverend Monsignor Patrick Canon BURKE VG to step down as Chair of the Trustees of the Archdiocese;

The Very Reverend Scott DEELEY VE is appointed Chair of the Trustees of the Archdiocese;

The Right Reverend Monsignor Patrick Canon BURKE VG to step down as Moderator of the Curia and;

The Very Reverend Jeremy MILNE VE is appointed Moderator of the Curia.

Effective 6 September 2024:

The Right Reverend Monsignor Allan Canon CHAMBERS VG to become Administrator of St Francis Xavier’s, Falkirk;

The Reverend Peter SHANKLAND to become Assistant Priest at St Francis Xavier’s, Falkirk;

The Reverend Michael John GALBRAITH to become Parish Priest of The Immaculate Conception (St Mary’s), Bathgate;

The Right Reverend Monsignor Patrick Canon BURKE VG to become Parish Priest of St James’s, St Andrews, and Chaplain to St Andrews University Catholics;

The Very Reverend Jeremy MILNE VE to become Administrator of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh;

The Right Reverend Monsignor Patrick Canon BURKE VG to step down as Vicar General;

The Very Reverend Jeremy MILNE VE is appointed Vicar General;

The Very Reverend Jamie McMORRIN to become Adminstrator of SS. John the Baptist & Kentigern’s, West Edinburgh, in addition to St Margaret’s, Davidsons Mains;

The Reverend Paul HENDERSON to become Assistant Priest at St Margaret’s, Davidsons Mains, and SS. John the Baptist & Kentigern’s, Edinburgh;

The Reverend John McINNES to retire;

The Reverend Ajeesh GEORGE CST to become Administrator of St Bernadette’s, Larbert;

The Very Reverend Ryszard Canon HOLUKA to retire;

The Reverend Matthew NGYIE to become Administrator of St Joseph’s, Bonnybridge;

The Reverend Joshua KAURAS to become Assistant Priest at St Francis Xavier’s, Falkirk;

The Reverend Emmanuel CHORBE to become Assistant Priest at SS. Mary & David’s, Hawick;

The Reverend Jacob KABAMBA KABAMBA to become Administrator of St Margaret’s, South Queensferry, and;

The Reverend Alexander LONGS OSA to become Administrator of St Kessog’s, Blanefield.

Also effective 6 September 2024

The Reverend Andrew GARDEN to step down as Vocations Director;

The Right Reverend Monsignor Patrick Canon BURKE VG to become Vocations Director with Sr Mirjam HUGENS FSO;

The Reverend William McQUILLAN and the Reverend Robert TAYLOR to become Assistant Vocations Directors;

The Very Reverend Jeremy MILNE VE to step down as Vicar Episcopal for Marriage & Families;

The Reverend Benedict IWATT to become Vicar Episcopal for Marriage & Families;

Sr Miriam Ruth RYAN RSM to become Archdiocesan Director of Catechetics and Chair of the Catechetics Commission.

Archbishop Cushley thanks all those involved in these moves for their faithful service to God and to the people of the Archdiocese.

WATCH: Assisted dying in Canada - a warning to Scotland

The dangers of assisted suicide were highlighted last night (13 June) by Ramona Coelho, a doctor based in Canada which has Medical Assistance in Dying.

She shares harrowing accounts of how the most vulnerable people in society, including the disabled, the elderly and those with mental health issues - are particularly at risk.

Watch below or on YouTube (30 min webinar with chapters).

Tell MSPs to oppose Assisted Suicide for Scotland. You can submit your views to The Scottish Parliament here. Submissions should be made by Friday 16 August. 

Join us in Dunfermline for the St Margaret Pilgrimage

Join hundreds of people in Dunfermline this Sunday (23 June) for the St Margaret Pilgrimage.

The annual event sees the return of the popular procession through the city centre led by Archbishop Leo Cushley.

He said: "St Margaret's influence and legacy is extraordinary and much of her work was done in the historic capital of Dunfermline.

"Her virtue and holiness helped transform not just her own family but the life of the nation for the next thousand years.

"So I invite you to join us as a pilgrim on Sunday 23 June as we process with her holy relic up through the High Street to St Margaret's Memorial Church where we will celebrate Holy Mass in her honour."

The procession will gather at the Louise Carnegie on Bridge Street (opposite the Seven Kings Pub) at 2:00pm.

Earlier in the day there will be an outdoor prayer service at the tomb of St Margaret at the historic Dunfermline Abbey, led by Archbishop Cushley (12:30pm).

Why not spend the day in Dunfermline and take advantage of what the historic city has to offer? You can enjoy a wander around Abbot House and its gardens, visit Andrews Carnegie's Birthplace Museum and enjoy the beauty of Pittencrieff Park (known locally as 'The Glen'). See dunfermline.com

We recommend that pilgrims visit St Margaret's Cave, and descend the atmospheric 87 steps where St Margaret prayed over 900 years ago. Open on the day from 12:15pm-3:30pm.

Schedule

History

The roots of the summer pilgrimage date back to June 1250 when the relics of Saint Margaret were translated to a new shrine in Dunfermline Abbey following her canonisation by Pope Innocent IV.

A pilgrimage to Dunfermline soon emerged and continued until the late 16th Century. It was then resurrected in 1899 and continued again until 1974.

Archbishop Cushley revived it in 2015 and it has continued since then, except a hiatus due to the pandemic.

Scottish Parliament votes to criminalise peaceful prayer vigils

MSPs have voted to criminalise pro-life vigils around hospitals and clinics where abortions are performed.

Despite repeated warnings from the Catholic Parliamentary Office and other pro-life organisations about the negative impact on fundamental rights, including the freedom to pray, 118 MSPs voted in favour of the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill, with just one MSP, John Mason, voting against.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has repeatedly condemned all harassment and intimidation of people, including those attending hospitals and other medical facilities.

 


The Conference has also pointed out that laws are already in place to protect people from such unacceptable behaviour.

It is significant that, in written evidence to the Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, Police Scotland stated that “existing powers and offences (whether statutory or common law) are sufficient to address any unlawful behaviour in the vicinity of health care premises.”

Some MSPs did raise concerns about the threat to silent prayer and a few suggested helpful amendments to the Bill, including a reasonableness defence and a specific exemption for chaplains who may be caught by the law and criminalised for having conversations about abortion.

However, these were either withdrawn or voted down by the Parliament.

Chilling

Despite Police Scotland raising significant concerns about policing silent prayer the Parliament has pressed ahead with this chilling law.

When asked about the possibility of having to police people’s thoughts, including whether they were silently praying, Superintendent Gerry Corrigan told the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee that policing thought is an area “we would stay clear of”, later adding “I do not think we could go down the road of asking people what they are thinking or what their thoughts are. That feels really uncomfortable.”

People have already been arrested for praying silently in England and, with the passing of this Bill, this may now happen in Scotland.

Furthermore, the Bill gives the government extensive powers to extend restrictions to other buildings or places where “treatments or services relating to abortion services are provided” as protected premises.

This may in time include GP surgeries, sexual health clinics and pharmacies, resulting in potentially hundreds of zones being set up around the country.

It is troubling that the law could also apply to the actions of a person inside their own home and apply to other buildings including churches and schools within the designated zone. For example, placing a pro-life poster in the window of a private home could be considered criminal behaviour.

Below is a list of how MSPs voted on the Bill. Please note that some MSPs were not present for the vote.

Against the Bill;

Mason, John (Glasgow Shettleston) (SNP)

For the Bill

Adam, George (Paisley) (SNP)

Adam, Karen (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)

Adamson, Clare (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP)

Allan, Alasdair (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP)

Arthur, Tom (Renfrewshire South) (SNP)

Baillie, Jackie (Dumbarton) (Lab)

Baker, Claire (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)

Beattie, Colin (Midlothian North and Musselburgh) (SNP)

Bibby, Neil (West Scotland) (Lab)

Boyack, Sarah (Lothian) (Lab)

Briggs, Miles (Lothian) (Con)

Brown, Keith (Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) (SNP)

Brown, Siobhian (Ayr) (SNP)

Burgess, Ariane (Highlands and Islands) (Green)

Burnett, Alexander (Aberdeenshire West) (Con)

Carlaw, Jackson (Eastwood) (Con)

Carson, Finlay (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)

Chapman, Maggie (North East Scotland) (Green)

Choudhury, Foysol (Lothian) (Lab)

Clark, Katy (West Scotland) (Lab)

Coffey, Willie (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP)

Cole-Hamilton, Alex (Edinburgh Western) (LD)

Constance, Angela (Almond Valley) (SNP)

Dey, Graeme (Angus South) (SNP)

Don, Natalie (Renfrewshire North and West) (SNP)

Doris, Bob (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (SNP)

Dornan, James (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP)

Dowey, Sharon (South Scotland) (Con)

Dunbar, Jackie (Aberdeen Donside) (SNP)

Duncan-Glancy, Pam (Glasgow) (Lab)

Eagle, Tim (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

Ewing, Annabelle (Cowdenbeath) (SNP)

Ewing, Fergus (Inverness and Nairn) (SNP)

Fairlie, Jim (Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) (SNP)

Findlay, Russell (West Scotland) (Con)

FitzPatrick, Joe (Dundee City West) (SNP)

Forbes, Kate (Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch) (SNP)

Gallacher, Meghan (Central Scotland) (Con)

Gibson, Kenneth (Cunninghame North) (SNP)

Gilruth, Jenny (Mid Fife and Glenrothes) (SNP)

Golden, Maurice (North East Scotland) (Con)

Gosal, Pam (West Scotland) (Con)

Grahame, Christine (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (SNP)

Grant, Rhoda (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)

Gray, Neil (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP)

Greene, Jamie (West Scotland) (Con)

Greer, Ross (West Scotland) (Green)

Griffin, Mark (Central Scotland) (Lab)

Gulhane, Sandesh (Glasgow) (Con)

Hamilton, Rachael (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)

Harper, Emma (South Scotland) (SNP)

Harvie, Patrick (Glasgow) (Green)

Haughey, Clare (Rutherglen) (SNP)

Hepburn, Jamie (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) (SNP)

Hoy, Craig (South Scotland) (Con)

Hyslop, Fiona (Linlithgow) (SNP)

Johnson, Daniel (Edinburgh Southern) (Lab)

Halcro Johnston, Jamie (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

Kerr, Liam (North East Scotland) (Con)

Kidd, Bill (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP)

Lennon, Monica (Central Scotland) (Lab)

Leonard, Richard (Central Scotland) (Lab)

MacDonald, Gordon (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP)

MacGregor, Fulton (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP)

Mackay, Gillian (Central Scotland) (Green)

Mackay, Rona (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (SNP)

Macpherson, Ben (Edinburgh Northern and Leith) (SNP)

Maguire, Ruth (Cunninghame South) (SNP)

Marra, Michael (North East Scotland) (Lab)

Martin, Gillian (Aberdeenshire East) (SNP)

McAllan, Màiri (Clydesdale) (SNP)

McArthur, Liam (Orkney Islands) (LD)

McCall, Roz (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

McKee, Ivan (Glasgow Provan) (SNP)

McKelvie, Christina (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) (SNP)

McLennan, Paul (East Lothian) (SNP)

McMillan, Stuart (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP)

McNair, Marie (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP)

McNeill, Pauline (Glasgow) (Lab)

Minto, Jenni (Argyll and Bute) (SNP)

Mochan, Carol (South Scotland) (Lab)

Mountain, Edward (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

Mundell, Oliver (Dumfriesshire) (Con)

Nicoll, Audrey (Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) (SNP)

O’Kane, Paul (West Scotland) (Lab)

Regan, Ash (Edinburgh Eastern) (Alba)

Rennie, Willie (North East Fife) (LD)

Robertson, Angus (Edinburgh Central) (SNP)

Robison, Shona (Dundee City East) (SNP)

Roddick, Emma (Highlands and Islands) (SNP)

Ross, Douglas (Highlands and Islands) (Con)

Rowley, Alex (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)

Ruskell, Mark (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green)

Sarwar, Anas (Glasgow) (Lab)

Simpson, Graham (Central Scotland) (Con)

Slater, Lorna (Lothian) (Green)

Smith, Liz (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

Smyth, Colin (South Scotland) (Lab)

Somerville, Shirley-Anne (Dunfermline) (SNP)

Stevenson, Collette (East Kilbride) (SNP)

Stewart, Alexander (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

Stewart, Kaukab (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP)

Stewart, Kevin (Aberdeen Central) (SNP)

Sturgeon, Nicola (Glasgow Southside) (SNP)

Sweeney, Paul (Glasgow) (Lab)

Swinney, John (Perthshire North) (SNP)

Thomson, Michelle (Falkirk East) (SNP)

Todd, Maree (Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) (SNP)

Torrance, David (Kirkcaldy) (SNP)

Tweed, Evelyn (Stirling) (SNP)

Villalba, Mercedes (North East Scotland) (Lab) [Proxy vote cast by Richard Leonard]

Wells, Annie (Glasgow) (Con)

White, Tess (North East Scotland) (Con)

Whitfield, Martin (South Scotland) (Lab)

Whitham, Elena (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP)

Whittle, Brian (South Scotland) (Con)

Wishart, Beatrice (Shetland Islands) (LD)

Yousaf, Humza (Glasgow Pollok) (SNP)

This article is from the Scottish Catholic Parliamentary Office.