Monthly Archives: June 2002

BILLBOARD ERUPTS IN ANTI-CATHOLIC FUROR

By |2012-10-12T20:25:29-04:00June 6th, 2002|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

The May 25 edition of Billboard, the music newsweekly, carried a piece by editor-in-chief Timothy White that congratulated Irish singer Sinead O’Connor for ripping up a picture of the pope on Saturday Night Live in 1992; O’Connor declared, “Fight the real enemy.”  In reference to the current scandal in the Catholic Church, White cheered O’Connor by stating “it would [...]

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CLARIFICATION OF DRAFT ON SEXUAL ABUSE NEEDED

By |2012-10-12T20:25:29-04:00June 5th, 2002|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president William Donohue commented today on reactions to the proposed document by the U.S. Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse and the need for greater clarification: “The Catholic League said yesterday that the proposed document on sexual abuse was ‘thoughtful, pointed and fair to all parties.’  We stand by that assessment and question [...]

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BISHOPS DRAFT REASONABLE DOCUMENT

By |2021-03-29T13:39:27-04:00June 4th, 2002|Categories: Latest News Releases|Tags: |

Catholic League president William Donohue commented today on the proposed document by the U.S. Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse that will be voted on when the bishops meet in Dallas next week: “The draft is a reasonable document that should allay the worst fears of a skeptical laity. It is thoughtful, pointed and fair [...]

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