A recent editorial in the Forward, a Jewish weekly newspaper in the New York area, caught the attention of William Donohue. We are pleased that the Forward ran Donohue's missive as the lead letter in its May 10 edition. It is reprinted below. "While the May 3 editorial on the Catholic church's sex abuse scandal was [...]
It is okay to kill a baby who is 80 percent born (it's called partial-birth abortion). But what if the baby is a chimp? For some savants, that's a heart-wrenching question. Steven Wise wrote a book two years ago, Rattling the Cage, that argued the merits of treating chimpanzees as humans. His book went over so [...]
Bill Maher, the Catholic-bashing comic of TV's "Politically Incorrect," recently spoke the truth when he admitted, "I have hated the church way before anyone else. I have been pounding religion for nine years on this show." His first comment was more honest—it is the Catholic Church he hates. Indeed, we don't recall him pounding any religion [...]
by Father Benedict J. Groeschel, C.F.R. This question is one that is often heard by those involved in proposing the causes of Servants of God for beatification or canonization. It is asked even more frequently since Pope John Paul II has become known as the pope who has canonized the most saints in history. Because I [...]
by Father Benedict J. Groeschel, C.F.R. (Catalyst 6/2002) This question is one that is often heard by those involved in proposing the causes of Servants of God for beatification or canonization. It is asked even more frequently since Pope John Paul II has become known as the pope who has canonized the most saints in history. [...]
by Thomas Reeves (Catalyst 6/2002) When American history textbooks mention Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen at all, it is briefly and in connection with the allegedly "feel good" Christianity of the 1950s. To some Americans, Sheen was merely a glib, superficial television performer and pop writer who blossomed briefly on the national scene and rapidly disappeared. Many [...]
Catholic League president William Donohue commented on the final charter that the bishops approved today in Dallas: “Every fair-minded person will say that the U.S. bishops made much progress in dealing with the issue of child sexual molestation by priests. But progress is not the same as a satisfactory conclusion. “The draft document that seemed to [...]
Thomas Fox, publisher of the National Catholic Reporter, warned the media today of the likelihood that the Vatican may veto the document that will be approved this afternoon by the U.S. bishops in Dallas. Fox based his remarks on a report by John Allen, the Rome correspondent for the weekly newspaper, that appears today on the website of [...]
Catholic League president William Donohue issued the following cautionary note today regarding the bishops’ meeting in Dallas: “Even before the meeting begins, some activists have branded it a failure. Consider Call to Action. Its spokeswoman, Linda Pieczynski, is quoted as saying, ‘We don’t really trust the bishops to do the right thing and come up with [...]
Some who are targeting the Catholic Church in the wake of the sex abuse scandal are seeking to exploit the law to make their case. Catholic League president William Donohue cited the following examples today: “In some parts of the nation, local D.A.’s are seeking to obtain the personnel records of priests extending back decades ago. [...]
