Monthly Archives: October 2000

“TRIAL” OF PIUS XII DROPPED

By |2013-08-08T18:51:31-04:00October 26th, 2000|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

We learned from one of our members that an Adult Education course at a Long Island public school was planning to put Pope Pius XII on “trial.”  The course, “The Jews of Italy: A Miracle of Survival,” will be taught this fall   by the Herrick School District in New Hyde Park.  The course catalog ends with [...]

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NO FREE SPEECH FOR CATHOLICS AT DENVER AIRPORT

By |2017-03-20T17:57:18-04:00October 26th, 2000|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Denver International Airport (DIA) has a chapel that is used by Christians, Jews and Muslims; an interfaith organization that represents the three religions, DIA Interfaith Chapel Inc., leases the space from DIA.  Mass is available for Catholics on Sunday and holy days of obligation.  Catholic passengers are alerted to the Mass schedule via the public address [...]

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“MALL CONFESSIONS”

By |2013-08-08T18:53:18-04:00October 26th, 2000|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

In October, MTV, the popular youth rock cable TV channel, is offering its version of reality TV.  “Mall Confessions” features teens who will reveal lurid sins in a “confessional.” When we first heard about this we didn’t like the sound of it, so Pat Scully gave MTV a ring.  They were quite responsive and assured him [...]

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CAMPAIGNING IN CHURCH

By |2013-08-08T18:53:59-04:00October 26th, 2000|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

What do Protestants, Jews, Republicans and Democrats have in common that is not true of Catholics?  Protestants and Jews allow Republicans and Democrats to campaign in their churches and synagogues.  But Catholics do not.  Here are just a few examples. Both contenders for the New York Senate seat, Republican Rick Lazio and Democrat Hillary Clinton, recently [...]

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ART BANNED IN VIRGINIA

By |2013-08-08T18:54:28-04:00October 26th, 2000|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

The city of Norfolk, Virginia wanted to put a piece of art at a downtown intersection but didn’t have the money to do so.  Instead, they decided to borrow a piece from the Chrysler Museum of Art until a permanent display could be funded.  But when a Jewish group protested, the art was removed.  The artwork [...]

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WE WON

By |2013-08-08T18:54:54-04:00October 26th, 2000|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

In the June Catalyst, we asked our members to write to the senior warden at the Texas Department of Corrections.  Our complaint was that inmates at the TDCJ Stevenson Unit were denied requests for meatless meals on Fridays during Lent while dietary rules were observed for those who practice other religions. We won.  “Effective October 1, 2000,” [...]

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WE WON WITHOUT A FIGHT

By |2013-08-08T18:56:45-04:00October 26th, 2000|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

A producer of a tony religious website, beliefnet.com, asked us to review two proposed ads to see if they passed muster with us.  The one with the pope was fine as it was a light-hearted quip that conjoined the pope with the Dalai Lama and a rabbi.  It reads, “The Pope, the Dalai Lama and Rabbi [...]

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CATHOLIC BASHERS STUFF HILLARY’S COFFERS

By |2017-03-20T17:57:18-04:00October 25th, 2000|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: , |

There were at least eight famous contributors to Hillary Clinton’s fundraising event at Roseland Ballroom last night who have a record of Catholic bashing.  Here is the evidence: Ben Affleck played in the anti-Catholic movie, “Dogma,” and admitted that “The film is definitely meant to push buttons” Molly Shannon is best known for her crude portrayal [...]

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MICHIGAN ANTI-VOUCHER ACTIVISTS RESORT TO LYING

By |2017-03-20T17:57:19-04:00October 25th, 2000|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Anti-school choice activists in Michigan have now resorted to lying in their effort to stop the voucher initiative, Proposal 1, from winning on November 7. Television ads, run by “ALL Kids First!”, show a disabled child in a wheelchair featuring the statement, “private schools are allowed to reject disabled students like Angelica.”  But as the Michigan [...]

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DISHONESTY MARKS CATHOLIC SURVEY

By |2017-03-20T17:57:19-04:00October 24th, 2000|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC) today released the results of a survey of Catholic voters.  Catholic League president William Donohue read the survey and commented as follows: “Belden Russonello & Stewart, hired by Catholics for a Free Choice to do its survey, is not a disinterested research firm: in 1999 it was described before a [...]

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