Monthly Archives: April 2002

NEW YORK TIMES PULLS CARTOON MOCKING 9-11 WIDOWS THEN POSTS CARTOON MOCKING CATHOLIC PRIESTS

By |2017-03-20T17:56:49-04:00April 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

On March 5, the New York Times pulled a cartoon by Ted Rall that mocks widows of the 9-11 terror attack for being greedy. The cartoon was fed to the website of the New York Times by Universal Press Syndicate and was taken down when widows complained. Christine Mohan, the newspaper’s spokeswoman, said the "subject matter was inappropriate." Yet on [...]

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MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL SEEKS TO TEAR DOWN CHURCH-STATE WALL

By |2013-07-18T20:57:20-04:00April 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly has announced an ambitious plan to deal with the problem of child molestation by priests in the Boston Archdiocese. He proposes to involve his office in the recruitment, selection, training and monitoring of priests. We did not hold back in denouncing Reilly’s plan. Here is what we told the media: [...]

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SUPREME COURT HEARS LANDMARK VOUCHER CASE; CATHOLIC LEAGUE AMICUS BRIEF GETS A HEARING

By |2017-03-20T17:56:49-04:00April 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

On February 20, the U.S. Supreme Court heared oral arguments in Zelman v. Doris Simmons-Harris, the case that involves the Cleveland voucher program. The Catholic League has filed an amicus curiae brief supporting the constitutionality of the program. The day before the hearing we explained to media why our interest in this issue is so strong: "In [...]

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CLARIFICATION

By |2013-07-18T20:56:57-04:00April 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

In the January/February Catalyst, several examples of anti-Catholicism on the sly were mentioned in an article by that name. One of the listings was a critical statement on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that deserves clarification. The newspaper had reported that a nightclub, Chapel of Blues Club, was formerly a Catholic church. We questioned the tone of the article and wondered [...]

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PRO-LIFE STUDENTS REWARDED BY CATHOLIC SCHOOL; ABORTION GROUPS OBJECT

By |2013-07-18T20:56:46-04:00April 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

A Catholic high school in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, Archbishop Wood, is rewarding students with extra-credit for participating in pro-life demonstrations outside a Planned Parenthood clinic. Planned Parenthood and Catholics for a Free Choice are going bonkers. We told the media that we are delighted with the news that pro-life students at the school are getting extra-credit [...]

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GREETINGS MR. ANTI-CHRIST

By |2017-03-20T17:56:49-04:00April 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Not a day goes by at the Catholic League without some lunatic sending us hate mail. Our favorite crackpot mail comes from fringe Protestant groups. They generally tell us that we’re going straight to Hell because we follow the teachings of the Catholic Church. But lest we think they’re against us (why would we think that?), [...]

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CATHOLICS URGED TO BOYCOTT JEWISH MUSEUM

By |2017-03-20T17:56:49-04:00April 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

On March 17, New York’s Jewish Museum opened a controversial exhibit, "Mirroring Evil: Nazi Imagery/Recent Art." Many Jews blasted the museum for displaying artwork they said trivialized the Holocaust; some called for a boycott of the museum. The museum’s curator, Norman L. Kleeblatt, defended the exhibition saying it was supposed to "raise tough questions about commercialization [...]

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KFI, L.A., GUILTY OF BIGOTRY, LYING, COWARDICE

By |2013-07-18T20:50:29-04:00April 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

On the February 12 edition of the "John and Ken Show," a KFI radio program in Los Angeles, several bigoted remarks were made about Catholic priests. On February 14, the Catholic League called to verify the comments, but no one responded. We e-mailed KFI on February 19 asking for verification and were told that the following [...]

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GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL LOVES ANTI-CATHOLIC MOVIE

By |2013-07-18T20:51:27-04:00April 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

On February 13, director Constantin Costa-Gavras won the prestigious Berlinale Kamera award at the Berlin International Film Festival. The Greek-born French director won the prize for his latest movie, "Amen." The film is about a German SS officer who allegedly tells a priest what was happening to the Jews during the Holocaust and the subsequent refusal [...]

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“SOUTH PARK” LASHES OUT AGAIN

By |2013-07-18T20:49:42-04:00April 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Catholic bashing is nothing new to "South Park," so when the new season began March 6 we braced ourselves for more trouble. What we didn’t expect was that the bashing would begin even before the first show aired. Days before the new season began, a promo aired showing a young woman in the confessional. With trepidation [...]

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