Monthly Archives: September 2002

BILLBOARD REVISED

By |2017-03-20T17:56:41-04:00September 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Last year when we learned that an anti-Catholic billboard had been posted along Interstate 5 in southern Oregon, we decided to target the sign's owners instead of the person who penned it. "The Pope is the Anti-Christ" is what the sign said. Our first step was to ask the company, Outdoor Media Dimen-sions, to remove the [...]

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BEYOND DALLAS: MANY CHANGES AHEAD

By |2017-03-20T17:56:41-04:00September 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

No one realistically believed that the sex abuse scandal which has rocked the Catholic Church would be resolved in Dallas. The charter that was produced is a workable document but much remains on the table. It is vitally important that during this mending process we do not allow emotions to dictate outcomes. The media may sometimes [...]

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THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE? OR PRIESTS?

By |2013-07-17T20:45:01-04:00September 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

In the aftermath of the Dallas meeting of U.S. bishops, there has been a mad rush on the part of lawmakers to treat clergy the same way non-clergy are treated in cases involving the sexual molestation of minors. Some oddities have appeared, and it is worth noting who the players are. Over the summer there were [...]

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AN “IMPECCABLY VULGAR” PLAY

By |2013-07-17T20:45:39-04:00September 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

The French playwright Jean Genet penned "Saintete" in the 1950s and over the summer it made its way to New York as "Elle." The play opened at an off-Broadway site for a short stint in July. "Elle" thrashes the papacy in particular and Catholicism in general. William Donohue's thoughts on the play were considered so jazzy [...]

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LUNATIC FRINGE CONFRONTS POPE

By |2013-07-17T20:46:42-04:00September 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Toronto police estimated that 800,000 young people turned out in the rain to see Pope John Paul II when he visited in July. It was the largest gathering of people in the history of Canada. Though nothing spoiled the events of World Youth Day, the lunatic fringe mounted a protest. We are delighted that the media [...]

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CONSERVATIVE ACTIVISTS SEEK BAN ON QURAN

By |2013-07-17T20:47:14-04:00September 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

The Family Policy Network, a Virginia-based activist organization, filed suit in federal district court over the summer challenging the right of the University of North Carolina to require incoming freshmen to read selections from the Quran. The organization holds that the book, Approaching the Qur'an: The Early Revelations, should not be assigned summer reading because it [...]

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PLAYBOY UNEARTHS BOBBLEHEAD EX-PRIEST

By |2017-03-20T17:56:41-04:00September 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

The September issue of Playboy features an article by an ex-Jesuit priest, Charles J. O'Byrne, on his tortured experience with the Catholic Church. We took the occasion to comment to the press that "There's nothing worse than an embittered Irish Catholic who is at war with the Church." Indeed, we said, "O'Byrne is only the latest [...]

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BILL O’REILLY BLASTS THE POPE

By |2019-09-24T14:16:36-04:00September 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

The "O'Reilly Factor" show that aired July 30 on the Fox News Channel saw host Bill O'Reilly blast Pope John Paul II for not meeting with the victims of priestly sexual molestation in Toronto. He complained that the pope would not even allow 30 minutes to meet with the survivors. O'Reilly also said he could not [...]

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PARTING SHOTS AT BILL MAHER

By |2017-03-20T17:56:42-04:00September 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Catholic League members know that we have stayed on the back of bigot-comedian Bill Maher for years. It was only fitting, then, that we offered some parting shots when we learned that his show was to be thrown off the air over the summer. Here's how we said goodbye: "Over the years we have had a [...]

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TV’S NEW SEASON BEGINS

By |2017-03-20T17:56:42-04:00September 23rd, 2002|Categories: Catalyst, Features|Tags: |

Television's new season is about to begin and there are a few shows that bear watching—not from an entertainment point of view, but from the perspective of the Catholic League. CBS is going to air a four-hour miniseries about Hitler. It will deal with his early life and rise to power and will also explore the [...]

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