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Ceiling joist don't always tie the rafters together, particularly where the roof slopes in two directions, And what holds them up when the supporting wall is removed? What you have called a ceiling joist indicated in the pic in your post is a hanging beam not a ceiling joist, it supports...

There are no ceiling battens visible in the pics and I didn't mention them. Clearly from pic three, the ceiling joists have an overlap join between the two rooms and this would be supported by the internal wall. The wall is in part supporting the weight of the ceiling joists themselves...

Here is thread on a similar job, it will give a bit of an insight into what's involved. http://www.renovateforum.com/f76/removing-load-bearing-wall-options-91929/ You should have an engineer involved who can work out the specs. :)

Going on the red line in pic three, it is load bearing, (supporting the ceiling joists and ceiling) and the wall would actually be to the left of the red line under where the ceiling joists join.

Not as simple as that, if it's a non load bearing wall, it still may contain bracing for the rest of the structure.