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Newspaper post CONTINUES PAGE 7 MATTHEW VELLA HEADS of Catholic schools are be- ing asked by the Maltese archdio- cese to discuss new terms of em- ployment that will guarantee that schools' head teachers and other staff can be safely considered to be "practising Catholics" – or face disciplinary action if their "life choices give scandal or run coun- ter to the ethos of the school". The document, seen by MaltaTo- day, will be discussed on Tuesday with heads of school at the Mount St Joseph retreat home in Mosta. 'Practising Catholic As A Re- quirement For Eligibility And Se- lection Of Staff In Church Schools' will lay down requirements that will forbid top school posts to be occupied by people who do not share the Catholic faith or "do not adhere in their substantive life choices to the teachings of the Catholic Church". The decision could close the door to the employment of divorced teachers, gay teachers, or even sin- gle parents who have had children out of wedlock, or parents of IVF children, if these "substantive life choices" are not in line with Cath- olic teaching. Top teaching posts only for 'practising Catholics' YOUR FIRST READ AND FIRST CLICK OF THE DAY WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT Spreading the Christmas spirit at The Luna Lounge Festive baking The festive season's hottest tables Edible gifts TODAY www.gourmettoday.recipes www.facebook.com/gourmettoday ISSUE NUMBER 31 DECEMBER 2014 NOT FOR SALE December 2014 - Issue 60 www.vida.com.mt Christmas bakes from around the world GET THE AFTER PARTY LOOK Fresh for the Festive Season An adventure in Noosa, Australia €1.20 SUNDAY • 7 DECEMBER 2014 • ISSUE 787 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY It's a bumper Christmas Gourmet! www.facebook.com/gourmettoday 108 pages of scrumptious Yuletide ideas to fill up your stocking and for the greatest Christmas meal ever YOUR FIRST READ AND FIRST CLICK OF THE DAY SUNDAY • 108 pages of scrumptious Yuletide 108 pages of scrumptious Yuletide ideas to fill up your stocking and for the greatest Christmas meal ever maltatoday Confidentrial Curia document demands 'substantive Catholic life choices' for heads and PSD teacher ployment that will guarantee that schools' head teachers and other staff can be safely considered to be "practising Catholics" – or face disciplinary action if their "life choices give scandal or run coun- ter to the ethos of the school". The document, seen by MaltaTo- day, will be discussed on Tuesday with heads of school at the Mount St Joseph retreat home in Mosta. 'Practising Catholic As A Re- quirement For Eligibility And Se- lection Of Staff In Church Schools' will lay down requirements that will forbid top school posts to be occupied by people who do not share the Catholic faith or "do not adhere in their substantive life choices to the teachings of the Catholic Church". The decision could close the door Commissioner vetted 'warning shot' statement while Mallia was at depot EXCLUSIVE • Government statement vetted by police chief while minister was at depot THE statement issued by the government on the night of Wednesday 19 November – claiming that ministerial driver Paul Sheehan fired two warning shots in the air – was approved by Acting Police Commissioner Ray Zammit while home affairs minister Manuel Mallia was present at the Police HQ in Floriana, MaltaToday can confirm. Heads are expected to roll because of the con- tents of the government statement, now the sub- ject of an independent inquiry headed by retired judge Albert Magri that will be concluded in the coming days. The government statement, MaltaToday has es- tablished, was based on reassurances from the po- lice chief and home affairs ministry staff that the two shots which Sheehan fired had been "warn- ing shots". The shots had in fact hit the car being chased after it barged into the parked ministerial car. The government statement was issued at 11:15pm on 19 November. Though it claimed that police constable Sheehan, detailed as secu- rity driver to the home affairs minister, had fired warning shots, Sheehan himself had actually in- formed Zammit that he fired two shots at Smith; and that Zammit himself had been informed by officers on site that Smith's car was hit by two bullets. CONTINUES PAGES 4, 5 PAGES 4-5 Simon Busuttil calls on PM to 'come clean on Sheehan shooting' INTERVIEW pgs 12-13 Acting Police Commissioner Ray Zammit, Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia, and his chief of staff Silvio Scerri are believed to have been aware of the government statement that said warning shots were fi red by Paul Sheehan when it was already established, early on, that bullets were fi red at Stephen Smith's car