William A. Donohue “I can’t think of a time when the Catholic Church had a lower esteem than it has now.” This was not said in regret by one of our friends. It was said in triumph by one of our enemies. His name is Peter Mullan and he is the director of a notoriously anti-Catholic [...]
By Bronwen Catherine McShea Garry Wills is devoted to the so-called “spirit of Vatican II,” which he claims was hijacked by a backward-looking papacy. He wrote Why I Am A Catholic (Houghton Mifflin, 2002) to flesh out his differences with Rome, and to offer hope to “conscientious” Catholics that “reformation” is in the wings, that the true spirit [...]
Yesterday, New York City Police arrested a man and a woman for having sex in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Also arrested was Paul Mercurio; he provided a detailed description of the sex act on the “Opie and Anthony” radio show. The WNEW radio show (an Infinity Broadcasting outlet) offers a prize to the couple having sex in [...]
Catholic League News Release August 19, 2002 "OPIE AND ANTHONY'S" ST. PAT'S SEX STUNT MET WITH OUTRAGE BY FCC Michael Copps, Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, issued a statement today on the live sex act that occurred in St. Patrick’s Cathedral on August 15 and was broadcast live by an WNEW employee on the “Opie [...]
Catholic League News Release August 22, 2002 "OPIE AND ANTHONY" IS CANCELLED: CATHOLIC LEAGUE COMMENDS INFINITY BROADCASTING Catholic League president William Donohue responded today to news reports that Infinity Broadcasting has cancelled the “Opie and Anthony” show: “This is a refreshing example of corporate responsibility. The Catholic League is satisfied with the results of this decision [...]
In the last edition of Catalyst, we ran an article detailing our objections to the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) association with Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC). Directed by Frances Kissling, CFFC is one of the nation’s preeminent anti-Catholic groups. Over the summer, we contacted every Democrat in the House and Senate asking for their help [...]
When we learned that a national activist organization was marketing some anti-Catholic books and videos, we took action. But because it seemed out of character for the organization to be doing so, we did so without making a public statement. We’re glad we did because reason prevailed and the objectionable material has been dumped. The organization [...]
In September, Miramax Films purchased the rights to “The Magdalene Sisters.” In late August, Samuel Goldwyn Films picked up “The Crime of Father Amaro.” Both movies attack Catholicism. Harvey Weinstein of Miramax is known for such anti-Catholic movies as “Priest,” “Butcher Boy,” “Dogma,” and “40 Days and 40 Nights.” Now he has added the Venice Golden [...]
We know that the scandal in the Catholic Church is ready-made material for late-night comedians. But when one particular entertainer can’t seem to give it up, we begin to wonder. We are speaking about David Letterman. Letterman’s obsession with the scandal—and obsession is the only word that accurately describes what's going on—was evident to the New [...]
The Museum of Sex (called MoSex) opened on September 23 in New York City. After investigating the museum, we concluded that the a more apt name would be Museum of Smut (MoSmut). Not for nothing did the New York State Board of Regents refuse to recognize the legitimacy of the establishment, saying that its name made [...]
