Monthly Archives: May 1998

NO TO “LIFE PARTNERS”

By |2013-11-13T22:06:42-05:00May 27th, 1998|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

The Philadelphia/South Jersey chapter of the Catholic League, headed by Arthur Delaney, is supporting the efforts of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in opposing a "life partners" bill. The legislation seeks to put alternative lifestyles on the same legal, social and moral plane as the institution of marriage. The Philadelphia chapter placed an ad in Catholic Standards [...]

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CONSERVATIVE BIGOTRY

By |2013-11-13T22:06:12-05:00May 27th, 1998|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, owned by the wealthy Richard Mellon Scaife, is known for its conservative political bent, especially when it comes to financing its war against President Clinton. Not as well known is its raging enthusiasm for the politics of abortion. Another addition to its legacy is affording columnists an opportunity to bash Catholicism. On April 4, [...]

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SANITIZING SOCIETY

By |2013-11-13T22:05:57-05:00May 27th, 1998|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

There is a statue of Jesus in the city park in Marshfield, Wisconsin. The logo of Republic, Missouri has a fish on it. And this is regarded as a constitutional crisis. The statue of Jesus was donated to Marshfield in 1959 by the Knights of Columbus. Since 1987, the Freedom from Religion Foundation has been looking [...]

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TO THE EDITOR:

By |2013-11-13T22:05:46-05:00May 27th, 1998|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

This letter appeared in the New York Times on March 22,1998.: Your March 18 editorial on the Vatican document on the Holocaust chastises Pope John Paul II for defending "the silence of Pope Pius XII during the Third Reich." If Pius was "silent" during the Holocaust, why did this newspaper congratulate him on Dec. 25, 1941, for being [...]

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TRYING TO OPEN THE SEAL

By |2017-03-20T17:58:18-04:00May 27th, 1998|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Legislation has been introduced in the Rhode Island state legislature that would force the clergy to reveal private confessions in cases of child abuse or neglect. The bill would amend the "Privileged Communications to Clergymen" law which stipulates that religious officials cannot be forced to reveal the contents of private conversations without the other person’s consent. [...]

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STARVING THE KIDS

By |2013-11-13T22:05:15-05:00May 27th, 1998|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

A recent cartoon by Horsey of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer showed a bare-footed woman, with the inscription "Third World" on her back, bowing before the Blessed Virgin saying, "Blessed Mary, I need to know which is the greatest sin: Bringing another few billion poor, starving children into the world? Or using the pill?" Not surprisingly, when the Santa Fe New [...]

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THE HYPOCRITES AT “SOUTH PARK”

By |2017-03-20T17:58:18-04:00May 27th, 1998|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

In a recent episode of the Comedy Central program, "South Park," Christians were linked to Nazis as oppressors of homosexuals. The show, which aired on March 25, and which was repeated on March 28, had a segment that described homosexuals throughout history. In the midst of this discussion, "Big Gay Al" interrupted his commentary to say, [...]

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U.S. HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LIBELS CATHOLICISM

By |2017-03-20T17:58:18-04:00May 26th, 1998|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, located in Washington, D.C., has recently come under fire by several Jewish intellectuals for its unfair depictions of Christianity. Most of the criticism focuses on a 14 minute-movie, "Antisemitism," which seeks to establish a direct link between the teachings of the Catholic Church and the Holocaust. In the movie, Hitler [...]

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The Merchandising of the Holocaust

By |2020-11-24T15:14:17-05:00May 22nd, 1998|Categories: The Church and the Holocaust, White Papers and Essays|

by Richard C. Lukas (Catalyst 5/1998) On March 16, the Vatican issued a long-awaited document on the Holocaust, "We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah." The document was not an apology, but it was a call for repentance. It stated the Church’s understanding of the causes of Hitlerism, the mixed response of Catholics to the Holocaust [...]

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“GAY JESUS” PLAY ON BROADWAY SCRATCHED

By |2017-03-20T17:58:19-04:00May 22nd, 1998|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

The Terrence McNally play, "Corpus Christi," which features a Christ-like character having sex with the twelve apostles, has been withdrawn by the Manhattan Theatre Club, the producer of the play. News reports cite protests launched by the Catholic League, security concerns and public outrage as the reasons why the play was nixed; it was scheduled to [...]

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